Broadcom Etrust Antivirus: Denial of Service (CVE-2009-3587)
Published Sources: CVE.org
What is affected, what to do
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 and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive file that triggers heap corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3588.
The available sources name no fixed version. Check the vendor guidance in the references below.
- Affected
- Broadcom Anti-virus
eq 2007..2007 - Broadcom Anti-virus
eq 2008..2008 - Broadcom Anti-virus For The Enterprise
eq 7.1..7.1 - Broadcom Anti-virus For The Enterprise
eq r8..r8 - Broadcom Common Services
eq 11..11 - Broadcom Common Services
eq 11.1..11.1 - Broadcom Etrust Antivirus
eq 7.1..7.1 - Broadcom Etrust Antivirus
eq 8..8 - Broadcom Etrust Antivirus
eq 8.1..8.1 - Broadcom Etrust Integrated Threat Management
eq 8.1..8.1 - Broadcom Etrust Intrusion Detection
eq 3.0..3.0 - Broadcom Etrust Secure Content Manager
eq 1.1..1.1 - Broadcom Internet Security Suite
eq 3.0..3.0 - Broadcom Network And Systems Management
eq r3.0..r3.0 - Broadcom Network And Systems Management
eq r3.1..r3.1 - Broadcom Network And Systems Management
eq r11..r11 - Broadcom Network And Systems Management
eq r11.1..r11.1 - Broadcom Secure Content Manager
eq 1.1..1.1 - Broadcom Secure Content Manager
eq 8.0..8.0 - Broadcom Unicenter Network And Systems Management
eq 3.0..3.0 - Broadcom Unicenter Network And Systems Management
eq 3.1..3.1 - Broadcom Unicenter Network And Systems Management
eq 11..11 - Broadcom Unicenter Network And Systems Management
eq 11.1..11.1 - Ca Anti-virus
eq 2009..2009 - Ca Anti-virus For The Enterprise
eq r8.1..r8.1 - Ca Anti-virus Gateway
eq 7.1..7.1 - Ca Anti-virus Plus
eq 2009..2009 - Ca Arcserve Backup
eq r11.5..r11.5 - Ca Common Services
eq 3.1..3.1 - Ca Etrust Anti-virus Gateway
eq 7.1..7.1 - Ca Etrust Ez Antivirus
eq r7.1..r7.1 - Ca Etrust Intrusion Detection
eq 2.0..2.0 - Ca Etrust Intrusion Detection
eq 3.0..3.0 - Computer Associates eTrust Secure Content Manager
eq 8.0..8.0 - Ca Gateway Security
eq r8.1..r8.1 - Ca Protection Suites
eq r2..r2 - Ca Protection Suites
eq r3..r3 - Ca Protection Suites
eq r3.1..r3.1 - Ca Threat Manager
eq 8.1..8.1 - Ca Threat Manager
eq r8..r8 - Ca Arcserve Backup
eq r11.1..r11.1
- Broadcom Anti-virus
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Metrics
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Priority
No value is available for this vulnerability.
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CVSS v3
No value is available for this vulnerability.
7.6 %
EPSS score
Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.
Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 94.6
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- Severity
- Not rated
Priority (0–325)
The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?
Read in glossary- 71.52 Methodology
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- no public PoC known
EPSS score
The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.
Read in glossary- 7.6 %
- Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.
EPSS percentile
The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.
Read in glossary- 94.6
- Critical — this CVE ranks in the top fifth of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 80%).
KEV status
The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.
Read in glossary- —
- Published
Detection rules
No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.
Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
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 and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive file that triggers heap corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3588.
Source: NVD (NIST), cvelistv5
Affected products
The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.
| Affected versions | Fixed in | ||
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| broadcom | anti-virus |
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| broadcom | anti-virus_for_the_enterprise |
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| broadcom | anti-virus_sdk |
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| broadcom | common_services |
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| broadcom | etrust_antivirus |
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| broadcom | etrust_integrated_threat_management |
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| broadcom | etrust_intrusion_detection |
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| broadcom | etrust_secure_content_manager |
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| broadcom | internet_security_suite |
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| broadcom | network_and_systems_management |
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| broadcom | secure_content_manager |
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| broadcom | unicenter_network_and_systems_management |
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| ca | anti-virus |
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| ca | anti-virus_for_the_enterprise |
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| ca | anti-virus_gateway |
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| ca | anti-virus_plus |
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| ca | arcserve_backup |
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| ca | arcserve_for_windows_client_agent |
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| ca | arcserve_for_windows_server_component |
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| ca | common_services |
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| ca | etrust_anti-virus_gateway |
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| ca | etrust_anti-virus_sdk |
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| ca | etrust_ez_antivirus |
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| ca | etrust_intrusion_detection |
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| ca | etrust_secure_content_manager |
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| ca | gateway_security |
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| ca | internet_security_suite_2008 |
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| ca | internet_security_suite_plus_2008 |
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| ca | internet_security_suite_plus_2009 |
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| ca | protection_suites |
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| ca | threat_manager |
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Vendors and products
- Broadcom Anti-virus
- Broadcom Anti-virus For The Enterprise
- Broadcom Anti-virus SDK
- Broadcom Common Services
- Broadcom Etrust Antivirus
- Broadcom Etrust Integrated Threat Management
- Broadcom Etrust Intrusion Detection
- Broadcom Etrust Secure Content Manager
- Broadcom Internet Security Suite
- Broadcom Network And Systems Management
- Broadcom Secure Content Manager
- Broadcom Unicenter Network And Systems Management
References & sources
- support.ca.comirj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=218878x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken link, Patch, Vendor advisory
- osvdb.org58691Vulnerability database, x_refsource_OSVDB, Broken link
- secunia.com36976Third-party advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third-party advisory
- securitytracker.com1022999Vulnerability database, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Third-party advisory, Vulnerability database
- vupen.comADV-2009-2852Vulnerability database, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comca-rar-code-execution(53697)Vulnerability database, x_refsource_XF, Third-party advisory, Vulnerability database
- securityfocus.com20091009 CA20091008-01: Security Notice for CA Anti-Virus EngineMailing list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Third-party advisory, Vulnerability database
- securityfocus.com36653Vulnerability database, x_refsource_BID, Third-party advisory, Vulnerability database
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