Symantec Veritas Backup Exec up to 9.0 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec up to 9.0. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2005-2079. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec up to 9.0 (Backup Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Admin Plus Pack Option for VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 06/22/2005. The weakness was released 08/02/2005 with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2079 since 06/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 07/18/2024).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 41 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 (22246), SecurityFocus (BID 14023†), OSVDB (17622†), Secunia (SA15789†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9869†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-25629, VDB-25602, VDB-25596 and VDB-25568. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/22/2005 🔍
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06/23/2005 +1 days 🔍
06/29/2005 +6 days 🔍
07/12/2005 +13 days 🔍
08/02/2005 +21 days 🔍
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12/06/2005 +126 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3382 days 🔍
07/18/2024 +3417 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2079 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25896
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X-Force: 22246
SecurityFocus: 14023 - Veritas Backup Exec Admin Plus Pack Option Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 15789 - VERITAS Backup Exec Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 17622 - Veritas Backup Exec - Admin Plus Pack Option - Remote Heap Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9869 - Admin Plus Pack Option in Veritas Backup Exec Heap-Based Buffer Overflow, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/18/2024 19:49
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (65), 06/12/2019 10:33 (3), 07/18/2024 19:49 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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