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7.3	$5k-$25k	0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec up to 9.0 (Backup Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Admin Plus Pack Option for VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 06/22/2005. The weakness was released 08/02/2005 with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2079 since 06/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/12/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 41 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (22246). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 25629, 25602, 25596 and 25568.

Productinfo

Type

• Backup Software

Vendor

• Symantec Veritas

Name

• Backup Exec

Version

• 9.0

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

06/22/2005 🔍
06/22/2005 +0 days 🔍
06/23/2005 +1 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +6 days 🔍
07/12/2005 +13 days 🔍
08/02/2005 +21 days 🔍
08/02/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/06/2005 +126 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3382 days 🔍
06/12/2019 +1554 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2005-2079 (🔍)
X-Force: 22246
Vulnerability Center: 9869 - Admin Plus Pack Option in Veritas Backup Exec Heap-Based Buffer Overflow, Critical
SecurityFocus: 14023 - Veritas Backup Exec Admin Plus Pack Option Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 15789 - VERITAS Backup Exec Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 17622 - Veritas Backup Exec - Admin Plus Pack Option - Remote Heap Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/12/2019 10:33
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (65), 06/12/2019 10:33 (3)
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