Vulnerability Report

CVE-2008-1786

RCE

Title: Computer Associates Desktop Management Suite RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2008-1786.

CWE Category CWE-94
Published Date Apr 16, 2008
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 9.3 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
6.82%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2008-1786: The DSM gui_cm_ctrls ActiveX control (gui_cm_ctrls.ocx), as used in multiple CA products including BrightStor ARCServe Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.5, Desktop Management Suite r11.1 through r11.2 C2; Unicenter r11.1 through r11.2 C2; and Desktop and Server Management r11.1 through r11.2 C2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted function arguments.

Impacted Vendors

B
broadcom 3
C
ca 1
C
computer_associates 7

Reference Links

http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/04/16/ca-dsm-gui-cm-ctrls-activex-control-vulnerability.aspx http://secunia.com/advisories/29837 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/684883 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490959/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28809 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019872 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1249/references https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41853 https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=174256 http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/04/16/ca-dsm-gui-cm-ctrls-activex-control-vulnerability.aspx http://secunia.com/advisories/29837 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/684883 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490959/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28809 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019872 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1249/references https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41853 https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=174256
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
9.3
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2008-1786 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.