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VERITAS Backup Exec Agent Browser Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
10.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
11 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is running VERITAS Backup Exec Agent Browser and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The name server registration service (benetns.exe) fails to validate the client hostname field during the registration process, which leads into stack-based buffer overflow.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Veritas Backup Exec Agent Browser version 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Veritas Backup Exec Agent Browser 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68 or 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40 or later.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13495
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/907729
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/750/
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/18506
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-01/0318.htm
- http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/pdf/HS05-002.
- http://www.symantec.com/index.jsp