Vulnerability Note VU#880801
Symantec VERITAS NetBackup Volume Manager daemon buffer overflow
Overview
The Symantec VERITAS NetBackup Volume Manager daemon contains a buffer overflow vulnerability, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Description
Symantec VERITAS NetBackup Symantec VERITAS NetBackup is a client/server based backup software solution. |
Impact
A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. |
Solution
Install an update |
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Systems Affected (Learn More)
Vendor | Status | Date Notified | Date Updated |
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Symantec, Inc. | Affected | - | 29 Mar 2006 |
CVSS Metrics (Learn More)
Group | Score | Vector |
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Base | N/A | N/A |
Temporal | N/A | N/A |
Environmental | N/A | N/A |
References
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/281521.htm
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19417/
Credit
This vulnerability was reported by Symantec, who in turn credit TippingPoint with reporting the vulnerability.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
Other Information
- CVE IDs: CVE-2006-0989
- Date Public: 27 Mar 2006
- Date First Published: 29 Mar 2006
- Date Last Updated: 12 Jan 2007
- Severity Metric: 34.63
- Document Revision: 8
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