CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Tape Engine Exploit Security Notice CA is aware that exploit code for a vulnerability in the Tape Engine component of CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup was posted on several security web sites and mailing lists on January 5, 2007. This vulnerability is fixed in BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5 Service Pack 2, and a patch for earlier versions of ARCserve will be available shortly. CA recommends that customers employ best practices in securing their networks and in this case use filtering to block unauthorized access to port 6502 on hosts running the Tape Engine. Tape Engine is part of BrightStor ARCserve Backup server install. BrightStor ARCserve Backup client systems are not affected by this vulnerability. CA customers with questions or concerns should contact CA Technical Support. Reference (URL may wrap): http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/basbrtapeeng-secnotice.asp Regards, Ken Ken Williams ; 0xE2941985 Director, CA Vulnerability Research
