Symantec Backup Exec 2010/2012 NMDP information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Symantec Backup Exec 2010/2012. The affected element is an unknown function of the component NMDP Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-4678. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Backup Exec 2010/2012 (Backup Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component NMDP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The NDMP protocol implementation in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive host-version information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 08/01/2013 by Perran Hill, Shaun Jones, Edward Torkington, Daniele Costa and Andy Davis with NCC Group Research as SYM13-009 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. The public release was coordinated with Symantec. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4678 since 06/24/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69263 (Symantec Backup Exec Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM13-009)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121383 (Symantec Backup Exec Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM13-009)).

Upgrading to version Service Pack 2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86147), Tenable (69263), SecurityFocus (BID 61488†), OSVDB (95940†) and Secunia (SA54366†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-9849, VDB-9850, VDB-9852 and VDB-9853. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Backup Exec 2012
  • Backup Exec 2010 R3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 69263
Nessus Name: Symantec Backup Exec Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM13-009)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Backup Exec Service Pack 2

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06/24/2013 🔍
08/01/2013 +38 days 🔍
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03/25/2015 +595 days 🔍
05/21/2021 +2249 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM13-009
Researcher: Perran Hill, Shaun Jones, Edward Torkington, Daniele Costa, Andy Davis
Organization: NCC Group Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9851

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X-Force: 86147
SecurityFocus: 61488 - Symantec Backup Exec CVE-2013-4678 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 54366 - Symantec Backup Exec Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 95940
Vulnerability Center: 49206 - Symantec Backup Exec Remote NDMP Information Disclosure, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2013 10:17
Updated: 05/21/2021 08:41
Changes: 08/07/2013 10:17 (55), 06/23/2017 10:36 (31), 05/21/2021 08:41 (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:E99:103

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