CVE-2007-5003

Exp

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in CA (Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.0 through r11.5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) username or (2) password to the rxrLogin command in rxRPC.dll, or a long (3) username argument to the GetUserInfo function.

Published: 2007-10-01 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5003 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 82.43%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-5003

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16411 exploit_db edb 2010-11-03 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5003

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 2026-05-20 82.08% 82.43% +0.34%
2 2025-03-30 79.19% 82.08% +2.89%
3 2025-03-29 79.19%

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5003

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5003

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5003

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops:11.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops 11.5 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom desktop_management_suite 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:desktop_management_suite:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom desktop_management_suite 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:desktop_management_suite:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom desktop_management_suite 11.2 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:desktop_management_suite:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca protection_suites r2 cpe:2.3:a:ca:protection_suites:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5003

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