Vulnerability in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec
CVE-2005-2611
VERITAS Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.6 through 10.0, Backup Exec for NetWare Servers 9.0 and 9.1, and NetBackup for NetWare Media Server Option 4.5 through 5.1 uses a static password during authentication from the NDMP agent to the server, which allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files with the backup server.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.870 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.870 · newest: 0.870 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Veritas Backup Exec — versions netware_servers_9.0.4019, netware_servers_9.0.4170, netware_servers_9.0.4172
- Symantec Veritas Backup Exec Remote Agent — versions netware_server, unix_linux_server, windows_server
- Symantec Veritas Netbackup — versions netware_media_servers_4.5, netware_media_servers_4.5_fp1, netware_media_servers_4.5_fp2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-224A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14551 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/16403 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/378957 (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1387 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21793 (vdb-entry)
- securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.08.12b.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-2611?
- CVE-2005-2611 is a vulnerability in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec. Published 2005-08-17.
- Is CVE-2005-2611 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.