Symantec Veritas Netbackup prior 6.0 administers privileges management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability has been found in Symantec Veritas Netbackup (Backup Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file administers. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unknown vulnerability in the Veritas NetBackup Administrative Assistant interface for NetBackup BusinesServer 3.4, 3.4.1, and 4.5, DataCenter 3.4, 3.4.1, and 4.5, Enterprise Server 5.1, and NetBackup Server 5.0 and 5.1, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the bpjava-susvc process, possibly related to the call-back feature.
The bug was discovered 10/21/2004. The weakness was released 10/21/2004 with Veritas (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at seer.support.veritas.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1389 since 01/31/2005. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.
Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at seer.support.veritas.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8594.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (17811).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Partially
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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MetaSploit ID: veritas_netbackup_cmdexec.rb
MetaSploit Name: VERITAS NetBackup Remote Command Execution
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Veritas Netbackup 6.0
Patch: seer.support.veritas.com
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: symantec.comAdvisory: seer.support.veritas.com
Researcher: http://www.veritas.com
Organization: Veritas
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-1389 (🔍)
X-Force: 17811 - Symantec VERITAS NetBackup bpjava-susvc allows elevated privileges, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1011863
Vulnerability Center: 9805 - Veritas NetBackup Privilege Escalation via the Bpjava-Susvc Process, Medium
SecurityFocus: 11494 - Veritas NetBackup Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 12901 - VERITAS NetBackup "bpjava-susvc" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 11026 - VERITAS NetBackup bpjava-susvc Arbitrary Privileged Command Execution
Entry
Created: 10/18/2004 11:27Updated: 06/29/2019 17:44
Changes: 10/18/2004 11:27 (92), 06/29/2019 17:44 (1)
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