Vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup
CVE-2015-6550
bpcd in Veritas NetBackup 7.x through 7.5.0.7, 7.6.0.x through 7.6.0.4, 7.6.1.x through 7.6.1.2, and 7.7.x before 7.7.2 and NetBackup Appliance through 2.5.4, 2.6.0.x through 2.6.0.4, 2.6.1.x through 2.6.1.2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (86.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Veritas Netbackup — versions 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.1.0.1
- Veritas Netbackup Appliance — versions 1.1.0.1, 1.1.0.2, 1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS16-001.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035704 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6550?
- CVE-2015-6550 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-05-07.
- How severe is CVE-2015-6550?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-6550 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.