Symantec Veritas Backup Exec up to 9.0 ndmlsrvr.dll denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec up to 9.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library ndmlsrvr.dll. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-0772. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec up to 9.0 (Backup Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block in the library ndmlsrvr.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Remote Agent crash) via (1) a crafted packet in NDMLSRVR.DLL or (2) a request packet with an invalid (non-0) "Error Status" value, which triggers a null dereference.

The weakness was disclosed 06/28/2005 by Sebastian Apelt (Website). The advisory is shared at idefense.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0772 since 03/18/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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 databases at X-Force (21112), SecurityFocus (BID 14021†), OSVDB (17626†), Secunia (SA15798†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014273†). The entries VDB-25596 and VDB-25568 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/18/2005 🔍
06/22/2005 +96 days 🔍
06/23/2005 +1 days 🔍
06/28/2005 +5 days 🔍
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08/08/2005 +41 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3502 days 🔍
06/08/2019 +1550 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0772 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0772
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25597
X-Force: 21112
SecurityFocus: 14021 - Veritas Backup Exec Remote Agent Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 15798
OSVDB: 17626 - VERITAS Backup Exec Agent NDMLSRVR.DLL Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1014273
Vulnerability Center: 8838 - Veritas Backup Exec DoS via NDMLSRVR.DLL or invalid Error Status, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/08/2019 08:37
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (62), 06/08/2019 08:37 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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