RCE in Veritas Netbackup Appliance
CVE-2016-7399
scripts/license.pl in Veritas NetBackup Appliance 2.6.0.x through 2.6.0.4, 2.6.1.x through 2.6.1.2, 2.7.x through 2.7.3, and 3.0.x allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the hostName parameter to appliancews/getLicense.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
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: 0.050 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.050 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Veritas Netbackup Appliance
- Veritas Netbackup Appliance Firmware — versions 2.6.0.0, 2.6.0.1, 2.6.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.sec-1.com/blog/2016/veritas-netbackup-appliance-unauthenticated-remote-comm… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94384 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000116055 (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037555 (vdb-entry)
- www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS16-002.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-7399?
- CVE-2016-7399 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup Appliance, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-04.
- How severe is CVE-2016-7399?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.