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CVE-2009-3588

4.3 · MEDIUM

Unspecified vulnerability in the arclib component in the Anti-Virus engine in CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise (formerly eTrust Antivirus) 7.1 through r8.1; Anti-Virus 2007 (v8) through 2009; eTrus…

Published Oct 13, 2009broadcomEPSS 2.39%

Overview

CVE-2009-3588 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting broadcom anti-virus. It was published on October 13, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability in the arclib component in the Anti-Virus engine in CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise (formerly eTrust Antivirus) 7.1 through r8.1; Anti-Virus 2007 (v8) through 2009; eTrust EZ Antivirus r7.1; Internet Security Suite 2007 (v3) through Plus 2009; and other CA products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted RAR archive file that triggers stack corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3587.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from broadcom. Update anti-virus to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/36976Refsupport.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=218878Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507068/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/36653Refwww.securitytracker.com/id?1022999Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2852Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53698Refsecunia.com/advisories/36976Refsupport.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=218878Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507068/100/0/threaded

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-3588?

CVE-2009-3588 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting broadcom anti-virus. It was published on October 13, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2009-3588?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-3588?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from broadcom. Update anti-virus to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-3588?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-3588 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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