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VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent Windows Servers BOF Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is running VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Servers and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to insufficient input validation on CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH requests. CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH requests sent with an authentication method type '3' indicating Windows user credentials, and an overly long password argument can overflow the buffer and lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Veritas Backup Exec Remote Agent versions 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Veritas Backup Exec Remote Agent 10.0 rev. 5520 for Windows Servers