Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Arclib library (arclib.dll) before 7.3.0.15 in the CA Anti-Virus engine for CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise 7.1, r8, and r8.1; Anti-Virus 2007 v8 and 2008; Internet Security Suite 2007 v3 and 2008; and other CA products allow remote attackers to bypass virus detection via a malformed archive file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0042 is rated High Risk (68.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.40%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 2025-10-16 | 1.15% | 1.40% | +0.25% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 1.80% | 1.15% | -0.65% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 1.80% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| broadcom | anti-spyware | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-spyware:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | anti-spyware | 2008 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-spyware:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | anti-spyware_for_the_enterprise | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-spyware_for_the_enterprise:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | anti-spyware_for_the_enterprise | r8 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-spyware_for_the_enterprise:r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | anti-virus | 2007 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-virus:2007:8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | anti-virus | 2008 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-virus:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | anti-virus_for_the_enterprise | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-virus_for_the_enterprise:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | anti-virus_for_the_enterprise | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-virus_for_the_enterprise:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | anti-virus_for_the_enterprise | r8 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-virus_for_the_enterprise:r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | anti-virus_sdk | — | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-virus_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | antivirus_gateway | 7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:antivirus_gateway:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | arcserve_client_agent | — | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:arcserve_client_agent:-:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | common_services | 11 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:common_services:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | common_services | 11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:common_services:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | etrust_ez_antivirus | r6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_antivirus:r6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | etrust_ez_antivirus | r7 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_antivirus:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | etrust_intrusion_detection | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_intrusion_detection:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | etrust_intrusion_detection | 4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_intrusion_detection:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | network_and_systems_management | r3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:network_and_systems_management:r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | network_and_systems_management | r3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:network_and_systems_management:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | network_and_systems_management | r11 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:network_and_systems_management:r11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | network_and_systems_management | r11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:network_and_systems_management:r11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | secure_content_manager | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:secure_content_manager:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | secure_content_manager | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:secure_content_manager:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | arcserve_backup | r11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:arcserve_backup:r11.1:_nil_:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | arcserve_backup | r11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:arcserve_backup:r11.1:_nil_:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | arcserve_backup | r11.5_nil_ | cpe:2.3:a:ca:arcserve_backup:r11.5_nil_:linux:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | arcserve_backup | r11.5_nil_ | cpe:2.3:a:ca:arcserve_backup:r11.5_nil_:windows:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | arcserve_backup | r12.0_nil_ | cpe:2.3:a:ca:arcserve_backup:r12.0_nil_:windows:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | etrust_intrusion_detection | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_intrusion_detection:2.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | etrust_intrusion_detection | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_intrusion_detection:3.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | internet_security_suite_2007 | 3 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:internet_security_suite_2007:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | internet_security_suite_2008 | — | cpe:2.3:a:ca:internet_security_suite_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | internet_security_suite_plus_2008 | — | cpe:2.3:a:ca:internet_security_suite_plus_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | protection_suites | r2 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:protection_suites:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | protection_suites | r3 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:protection_suites:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | protection_suites | r3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:protection_suites:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | threat_manager_for_the_enterprise | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:threat_manager_for_the_enterprise:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | threat_manager_for_the_enterprise | r8 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:threat_manager_for_the_enterprise:r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |