Vulnerability in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec
CVE-2005-2079
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Admin Plus Pack Option for VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.052 (92.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Veritas Backup Exec — versions 9.0_rev.4367, 9.0_rev.4454, 9.1_rev.4691
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276607.htm (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352625 (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm (Patch)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-180A.html (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14023 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/15789 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-2079?
- CVE-2005-2079 is a vulnerability in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec. Published 2005-08-02.
- Is CVE-2005-2079 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.