Veritas NetBackup/NetBackup Appliance bprd access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Veritas NetBackup and NetBackup Appliance and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component bprd. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-8857. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Veritas NetBackup and NetBackup Appliance (Backup Software) (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component bprd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated file copy and arbitrary remote command execution using the 'bprd' process.

The bug was discovered 05/07/2017. The weakness was published 05/09/2017 by Security Team with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared at veritas.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-8857 since 05/09/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100272 (Veritas NetBackup 7.7.x / 8.0.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (VTS17-004)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370401 (Veritas NetBackup Multiple Vulnerabilities (VTS17-004)).

A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100272) and SecurityFocus (BID 98384†). Similar entries are available at VDB-100984 and VDB-100986. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 100272
Nessus Name: Veritas NetBackup 7.7.x / 8.0.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (VTS17-004)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: veritas.com
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-8857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100985
SecurityFocus: 98384 - Veritas NetBackup and NetBackup Appliance Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-8857 - Veritas - Netbackup - High

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2017 08:51
Updated: 09/24/2020 21:56
Changes: 05/10/2017 08:51 (67), 09/24/2020 21:56 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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