CVE-2008-1979

The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows remote...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

3.63%Down 3.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2008-1979
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-189
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-1979
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-1977 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-1977
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5qfj-vf8q-qc9r No score

The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows remote...

Record: GHSA-5qfj-vf8q-qc9r
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

broadcom brightstor arcserve backup

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Computer Associates ARCserve Backup Discovery Service Remote - Denial of Service	2008-04-24

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-1979 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup, published April 27, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.63%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.