Veritas Backup Exec up to 10.1 Ressource memory allocation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Veritas Backup Exec up to 10.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Ressource Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory allocation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-1297. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Veritas Backup Exec up to 10.1 (Backup Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Ressource Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Veritas Backup Exec for Windows Server Remote Agent 9.1 through 10.1, for Netware Servers and Remote Agent 9.1 and 9.2, and Remote Agent for Linux Servers 10.0 and 10.1 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or unavailability) due to "memory errors."

The weakness was published 03/20/2006 with VERITAS (Website). The advisory is available at securityresponse.symantec.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-1297 since 03/19/2006. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38540 (Veritas Backup Exec Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at veritas.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25309), SecurityFocus (BID 17098†), OSVDB (24003†), Secunia (SA19242†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015784†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2091 and VDB-29265. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

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Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: veritas.com

Timelineinfo

03/17/2006 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityresponse.symantec.com
Researcher: http://www.veritas.com
Organization: VERITAS
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2090
X-Force: 25309 - Symantec VERITAS Backup Exec application memory error denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 17098 - Veritas Backup Exec Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19242 - VERITAS Backup Exec Denial of Service and Format String Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 24003 - VERITAS Backup Exec Unspecified Memory Access DoS
SecurityTracker: 1015784
Vupen: ADV-2006-0995

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2006 11:04
Updated: 06/22/2025 20:50
Changes: 03/21/2006 11:04 (79), 11/21/2018 04:35 (1), 06/22/2025 20:50 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:29D:103

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