CVE-2008-1472: Computer Associates Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ListCtrl ActiveX Control (ListCtrl.ocx), as used in multiple CA products including BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5, Desktop Management Suite r11.1 through r11.2, and Unicenter products r11.1 through r11.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a long argument to the AddColumn method.

Affected products

• Computer Associates Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops: version 11.5 only
• Computer Associates Desktop Management Suite: version r11.1 only; version r11.2 only
• Computer Associates Unicenter Dsm r11 List Control Atx: version 11.2.3.1895 only
• Unicenter Asset Management: version r11.1 only; version r11.2 only
• Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle: version r11.1 only; version r11.2 only
• Unicenter Remote Control: version r11.1 only; version r11.2 only
• Unicenter Software Delivery: version r11.1 only; version r11.2 only

Published 2008-03-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.