Symantec Veritas Netbackup Server/Enterprise Server prior 6.0 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Symantec Veritas Netbackup Server and Enterprise Server. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-0651. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Veritas Netbackup Server and Enterprise Server (Backup Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Veritas network daemon (aka vnetd) in Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server / Enterprise Server 5.x, 6.0 before MP7 SP1, and 6.5 before 6.5.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to "initial communications setup."

The bug was discovered 02/17/2009. The weakness was disclosed 02/17/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at seer.entsupport.symantec.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0651 since 02/20/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 36684 (Solaris 9 (sparc) : 136859-02), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116220 (Symantec NetBackup Communications Setup Elevation of Privilege (SYM09-002 )).

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48795), Tenable (36684), SecurityFocus (BID 33772†), OSVDB (52269†) and Secunia (SA33953†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 36684
Nessus Name: Solaris 9 (sparc) : 136859-02
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Veritas Netbackup Server/Enterprise Server 6.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: seer.entsupport.symantec.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0651 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0651
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46672

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X-Force: 48795
SecurityFocus: 33772 - Symantec Veritas NetBackup Communication Setup Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 33953 - Symantec Veritas NetBackup "vnetd" Server Data Processing Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 52269 - Symantec Veritas NetBackup vnetd Server Initial Communications Setup Remote Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1021734
Vulnerability Center: 21092 - Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server / Enterprise Server vnetd Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-0461

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/03/2025 12:07
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (85), 08/28/2019 16:50 (2), 05/03/2025 12:07 (18)
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