Buffer overflow in Symantec Backup Exec For Windows Server
CVE-2007-6016
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) _DOWText0, (2) _DOWText1, (3) _DOWText2, (4) _DOWText3, (5) _DOWText4, (6) _DOWText5, (7) _DOWText6, (8) _MonthText0, (9) _MonthText1, (10) _MonthText2, (11) _MonthText3, (12) _MonthText4, (13) _MonthText5, (14) _MonthText6, (15) _MonthText7, (16) _MonthText8, (17) _MonthText9, (18) _MonthText10, or (19) _MonthText11 property value when executing the Save method. NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.504 (98.9th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.504 · newest: 0.504 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Backup Exec For Windows Server — versions 11d, 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26904 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.29.html (Patch)
- seer.support.veritas.com/docs/308669.htm
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.28.html
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-101/advisory/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0718 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/27885 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5205 (exploit)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2672 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-6016?
- CVE-2007-6016 is a vulnerability in Symantec Backup Exec For Windows Server, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-02-29.
- Is CVE-2007-6016 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.