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DM Deployment Common Component Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the version of the remote DMPrimer service

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

It is possible to cause a denial of service against the remote
service.

Description :

The remote version of DMPrimer service (Computer Associates DM
Deployment Common Component) is vulnerable to multiple Denial
of Service attacks.
A possible hacker can crash or may cause a high CPU utilization by
sending a specially crafted UDP packets.

See also :

http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/dmdeploysecurity_notice.asp

Solution :

Disable the DMPrimer service.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2.3
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/I:N/A:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 16276

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