Buffer overflow in Veritas Flex Appliance
CVE-2022-36998
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1 (and related NetBackup products). An attacker with authenticated access to a NetBackup Client could remotely trigger a stack-based buffer overflow on the NetBackup Primary server, resulting in a denial of service.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (49.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Veritas Flex Appliance — versions 1.2, 1.3, 2.0
- Veritas Flex Scale — versions 1.3.1, 2.1
- Veritas Netbackup — versions 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 8.2
- Veritas Netbackup Appliance — versions 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-004 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-36998?
- CVE-2022-36998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Veritas Flex Appliance, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-07-28.
- How severe is CVE-2022-36998?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.