CVE-2012-2972
The (1) server and (2) agent components in CA ARCserve Backup r12.5, r15, and r16 on Windows do...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2972- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2972- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2950 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2950- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q3jh-482f-mc4x No score
The (1) server and (2) agent components in CA ARCserve Backup r12.5, r15, and r16 on Windows do...
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.
- Record
GHSA-q3jh-482f-mc4x- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2972 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0), published October 20, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.47%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.