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CVE-2006-6917

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 29.35% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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CVE
CVE-2006-6917
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
29.35%

Original NVD Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5 Server before SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) via a crafted RPC request with (1) opnum 38, which is not properly handled in TAPEUTIL.dll 11.5.3884.0, or (2) opnum 37, which is not properly handled in TAPEENG.dll 11.5.3884.0.