CVE-2001-0960

CRITICAL 10.0CVE-2001-0960 · Published 15/09/2001 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2001-0960 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability affecting arcserve backup (broadcom).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.4%, higher than 88.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
arcserve backup broadcom	`= 6.61`	No fix yet

Description

Computer Associates ARCserve for NT 6.61 SP2a and ARCserve 2000 7.0 stores the backup agent user name and password in cleartext in the aremote.dmp file in the ARCSERVE$ hidden share, which allows local and remote attackers to gain privileges.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0137.html · Vendor Advisory
support.ca.com/Download/patches/asitnt/QO00945.html · Patch
securityfocus.com/bid/3343 · Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7122

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

arcserve backup

broadcom

= 6.61

No fix yet

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