CVE-2008-1472

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ListCtrl ActiveX Control (ListCtrl.ocx), as used in multiple CA products including BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5, Desktop Management Suite r11.1 through r11.2, and Unicenter products r11.1 through r11.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a long argument to the AddColumn method.

Published: 2008-03-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1472 is rated High Exploit Risk (85/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 76.28%, 99th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2008-1472

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16577 exploit_db edb 2010-06-15 Exploit-DB ↗
5264 exploit_db edb 2008-03-16 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1472

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 2026-02-05 78.09% 76.28% -1.81%
2 2025-11-03 75.85% 78.09% +2.23%
3 2025-07-26 — 75.85% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1472

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-2008-1472

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1472

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
computer_associates brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops 11.5 cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
computer_associates desktop_management_suite r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:desktop_management_suite:r11.1:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
computer_associates desktop_management_suite r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:desktop_management_suite:r11.1:c1:*:*:*:*:*:*
computer_associates desktop_management_suite r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:desktop_management_suite:r11.1:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
computer_associates desktop_management_suite r11.2 cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:desktop_management_suite:r11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
computer_associates unicenter_dsm_r11_list_control_atx 11.2.3.1895 cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:unicenter_dsm_r11_list_control_atx:11.2.3.1895:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter asset_management r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:asset_management:r11.1:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter asset_management r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:asset_management:r11.1:c1:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter asset_management r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:asset_management:r11.1:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter asset_management r11.2 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:asset_management:r11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter asset_management r11.2 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:asset_management:r11.2:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter asset_management r11.2 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:asset_management:r11.2:c1:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter desktop_management_bundle r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:desktop_management_bundle:r11.1:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter desktop_management_bundle r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:desktop_management_bundle:r11.1:c1:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter desktop_management_bundle r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:desktop_management_bundle:r11.1:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter desktop_management_bundle r11.2 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:desktop_management_bundle:r11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter desktop_management_bundle r11.2 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:desktop_management_bundle:r11.2:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter desktop_management_bundle r11.2 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:desktop_management_bundle:r11.2:c1:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter remote_control r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:remote_control:r11.1:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter remote_control r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:remote_control:r11.1:c1:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter remote_control r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:remote_control:r11.1:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter remote_control r11.2 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:remote_control:r11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter remote_control r11.2 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:remote_control:r11.2:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter remote_control r11.2 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:remote_control:r11.2:c1:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter software_delivery r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:software_delivery:r11.1:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter software_delivery r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:software_delivery:r11.1:c1:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter software_delivery r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:software_delivery:r11.1:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter software_delivery r11.2 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:software_delivery:r11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter software_delivery r11.2 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:software_delivery:r11.2:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
unicenter software_delivery r11.2 cpe:2.3:a:unicenter:software_delivery:r11.2:c1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1472

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