CVE-2009-3587

Unspecified vulnerability in the arclib component in the Anti-Virus engine in CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise (formerly eTrust Antivirus) 7.1 through r8.1; Anti-Virus 2007 (v8) through 2009; eTrust EZ Antivirus r7.1; Internet Security Suite 2007 (v3) through Plus 2009; and other CA products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive file that triggers heap corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3588.

Published: 2009-10-13 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-3587 is rated High Risk (68.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.39%, 92th 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-2009-3587

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 2026-03-04 8.22% 7.39% -0.82%
2 2025-03-30 14.18% 8.22% -5.96%
3 2025-03-29 14.18%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3587

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-2009-3587

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3587

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 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 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_antivirus 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_antivirus 8 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_antivirus 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_integrated_threat_management 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_integrated_threat_management:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_intrusion_detection 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_intrusion_detection:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_secure_content_manager 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_secure_content_manager:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom internet_security_suite cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:internet_security_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom internet_security_suite 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:internet_security_suite:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:secure_content_manager:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom secure_content_manager 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:secure_content_manager:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom unicenter_network_and_systems_management 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:unicenter_network_and_systems_management:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom unicenter_network_and_systems_management 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:unicenter_network_and_systems_management:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom unicenter_network_and_systems_management 11 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:unicenter_network_and_systems_management:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom unicenter_network_and_systems_management 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:unicenter_network_and_systems_management:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca anti-virus 2009 cpe:2.3:a:ca:anti-virus:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca anti-virus_for_the_enterprise r8.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:anti-virus_for_the_enterprise:r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca anti-virus_gateway 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:anti-virus_gateway:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca anti-virus_plus 2009 cpe:2.3:a:ca:anti-virus_plus:2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca arcserve_backup r11.5 cpe:2.3:a:ca:arcserve_backup:r11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca arcserve_for_windows_client_agent cpe:2.3:a:ca:arcserve_for_windows_client_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca arcserve_for_windows_server_component cpe:2.3:a:ca:arcserve_for_windows_server_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca common_services 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:common_services:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca etrust_anti-virus_gateway 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_anti-virus_gateway:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca etrust_anti-virus_sdk cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_anti-virus_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca etrust_ez_antivirus r7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_ez_antivirus:r7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 etrust_secure_content_manager 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_secure_content_manager:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca gateway_security r8.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:gateway_security:r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 internet_security_suite_plus_2009 cpe:2.3:a:ca:internet_security_suite_plus_2009:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:threat_manager:8.1:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ca threat_manager r8 cpe:2.3:a:ca:threat_manager:r8:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ca threat_manager_total_defense cpe:2.3:a:ca:threat_manager_total_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca arcserve_backup r11.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:arcserve_backup:r11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3587

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