NULL pointer dereference in Veritas Backup Exec
CVE-2005-0772
VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Remote Agent crash) via (1) a crafted packet in NDMLSRVR.DLL or (2) a request packet with an invalid (non-0) "Error Status" value, which triggers a null dereference.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.357 (98.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.357 · newest: 0.357 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276533.htm (Broken Link)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277485.htm (Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/15789 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-0772?
- CVE-2005-0772 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veritas Backup Exec, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2005-06-28.
- How severe is CVE-2005-0772?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.