Veritas NetBackup/NetBackup Appliance bprd File access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Veritas NetBackup and NetBackup Appliance and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component bprd. The manipulation results in access control (File). This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-8858. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Veritas NetBackup and NetBackup Appliance (Backup Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component bprd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability (File). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated privileged remote file write using the 'bprd' process.

The bug was discovered 05/07/2017. The weakness was released 05/09/2017 by Security Team with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is available at veritas.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-8858 since 05/09/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 98381†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-100984 and VDB-100985. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name: File
Class: Access control / File
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: veritas.com
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-8858 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8858
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100986
SecurityFocus: 98381 - Veritas NetBackup and NetBackup Appliance CVE-2017-8858 Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-8858 - Veritas - Netbackup - High

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2017 08:51
Updated: 09/24/2020 21:59
Changes: 05/10/2017 08:51 (68), 09/24/2020 21:59 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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