CA BrightStor ARCServe Critical Security Alert: Exploit Code Detected

Anti-virus firm Symantec has warned that exploit code is circulating for a known security hole in CA's BrightStor ARCServe Backup software, which provides data backup and restore for a variety of operating systems including Windows, Netware, Linux, Unix, and Mac.

Symantec issued an alert, after exploit code was posted to the SecurityFocus website. The alert raised the urgency and severity of an earlier warning about the security holes in ARCServe Backup versions 9.01 through 11.5 SP1, as well as CA's Business Protection Suite software. The exploit code is designed to run on Windows XP and Windows 2000 systems.

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