cve/2012/CVE-2012-2972.md

### [CVE-2012-2972](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2972)
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### Description

The (1) server and (2) agent components in CA ARCserve Backup r12.5, r15, and r16 on Windows do not properly validate RPC requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a crafted request.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119543/Security-Notice-For-CA-ARCserve-Backup.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/408099

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.