CVE-2006-6917: Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup Server

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 30.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup Server: version 11.5 only

Published 2006-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.