Information disclosure in Veritas Netbackup
CVE-2015-6551
Veritas NetBackup 7.x through 7.5.0.7 and 7.6.0.x through 7.6.0.4 and NetBackup Appliance through 2.5.4 and 2.6.0.x through 2.6.0.4 do not use TLS for administration-console traffic to the NBU server, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network for key-exchange packets.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · 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)
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-2015-6551?
- CVE-2015-6551 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-05-07.
- How severe is CVE-2015-6551?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.