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Case File

CVE-2012-2972

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 3.47% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-10-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2012-2972
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
3.47%
Windows

Original NVD Description

The (1) server and (2) agent components in CA ARCserve Backup r12.5, r15, and r16 on Windows do not properly validate RPC requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a crafted request.