Symantec Veritas Backup Exec up to 9.0 Administration Console memory corruption

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7.3$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec up to 9.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Administration Console. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-2051. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec up to 9.0 (Backup Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component Administration Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the VERITAS Backup Exec Web Administration Console (BEWAC) 9.0 4367 through 10.0 rev. 5484 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 06/22/2005. The weakness was disclosed 06/28/2005 by Mark Litchfield with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is available at seer.support.veritas.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2051 since 06/26/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/12/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

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 (21117), SecurityFocus (BID 14025†), OSVDB (17623†), Secunia (SA15789†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9863†). The entries VDB-25629, VDB-25596, VDB-25568 and VDB-25896 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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03/11/2015 +3382 days 🔍
06/12/2019 +1554 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seer.support.veritas.com
Researcher: Mark Litchfield
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25602
X-Force: 21117
SecurityFocus: 14025 - Veritas Backup Exec Web Administration Console Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 15789 - VERITAS Backup Exec Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 17623 - Veritas - Backup Exec - Web Administration Console - Remote Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9863 - Veritas Backup Exec Web Administration Console Execution of Arbitrary Code due to Buffer Overflow, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/12/2019 10:17
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (67), 06/12/2019 10:17 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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