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CVE-2008-1979

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 3.63%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-04-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2008-1979
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
3.63%

Original NVD Description

The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large integer value used in an increment to TCP port 41523, which triggers a buffer over-read.