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TITLE:
CA Products DSM gui_cm_ctrls ActiveX Control Code Execution

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29837

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29837/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
CA ARCserve Backup for Laptops & Desktops 11.x
http://secunia.com/product/5906/
CA Desktop Management Suite 11.x
http://secunia.com/product/15792/
CA Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle 11.x
http://secunia.com/product/18094/
CA Unicenter Asset Management 11.x
http://secunia.com/product/14589/
CA Unicenter Software Delivery 11.x
http://secunia.com/product/7120/
CA Unicenter Remote Control 11.x
http://secunia.com/product/14596/
CA Unicenter Desktop and Server Management 11.x
http://secunia.com/product/14590/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in various CA products, which can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error within
the DSM gui_cm_ctrls ActiveX control (gui_cm_ctrls.ocx) when handling
arguments to certain unspecified methods. This can be exploited to
execute arbitrary code when a user e.g. is tricked into visiting a
malicious website.

The vulnerability is reported in the following versions:
* BrightStor ARCServe Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.5
* CA Desktop Management Suite r11.2 C2
* CA Desktop Management Suite r11.2 C1
* CA Desktop Management Suite r11.2a
* CA Desktop Management Suite r11.2
* CA Desktop Management Suite r11.1 (GA, a, C1)
* Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.2 C2
* Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.2 C1
* Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.2a
* Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.2
* Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.1 (GA, a, C1)
* Unicenter Asset Management r11.2 C2
* Unicenter Asset Management r11.2 C1
* Unicenter Asset Management r11.2a
* Unicenter Asset Management r11.2
* Unicenter Asset Management r11.1 (GA, a, C1)
* Unicenter Software Delivery r11.2 C2
* Unicenter Software Delivery r11.2 C1
* Unicenter Software Delivery r11.2a
* Unicenter Software Delivery r11.2
* Unicenter Software Delivery r11.1 (GA, a, C1)
* Unicenter Remote Control r11.2 C2
* Unicenter Remote Control r11.2 C1
* Unicenter Remote Control r11.2a
* Unicenter Remote Control r11.2
* Unicenter Remote Control r11.1 (GA, a, C1)
* CA Desktop and Server Management r11.2 C2
* CA Desktop and Server Management r11.2 C1
* CA Desktop and Server Management r11.2a
* CA Desktop and Server Management r11.2
* CA Desktop and Server Management r11.1 (GA, a, C1)

NOTE: Only the server installation of BrightStor ARCserve Backup for
Laptops & Desktops is affected. For CA Desktop Management Suite,
Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle, Unicenter Asset Management,
Unicenter Software Delivery and Unicenter Remote Control, only the
Managers and DSM Explorers are affected. Scalability Servers and
Agents are not affected.

SOLUTION:
Apply updates. Please see the vendor's advisory for details.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Greg Linares, eEye Digital Security

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
CA:
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=174256

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