CVE-2007-3825

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the RPC implementation in alert.exe before 8.0.255.0 in CA (formerly Computer Associates) Alert Notification Server, as used in Threat Manager for the Enterprise, Protection Suites, certain BrightStor ARCserve products, and BrightStor Enterprise Backup, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending certain data to unspecified RPC procedures.

Published: 2007-07-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-3825 is rated High Risk (65.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.09%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3825

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 28.01% 14.09% -13.92%
2 2026-03-06 27.26% 28.01% +0.75%
3 2025-03-30 27.26%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-3825

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-3825

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-3825

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom alert_notification_server cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:alert_notification_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup 9.01 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.5 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom brightstor_enterprise_backup 10.5 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_enterprise_backup:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca anti-virus_for_the_enterprise 8 cpe:2.3:a:ca:anti-virus_for_the_enterprise:8:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup 11 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_client cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_client:*:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
ca protection_suites r3 cpe:2.3:a:ca:protection_suites:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca threat_manager 8 cpe:2.3:a:ca:threat_manager:8:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-3825

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