CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0772

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (Remote Agent crash) by sending a crafted packet to the NDMLSRVR.DLL library or a packet with an invalid (non-zero) 'Error Status' value, leading to a null pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely disrupt the backup agent, preventing backup tasks from running and potentially leading to data loss or operational downtime.

Recommendation

Immediately update VERITAS Backup Exec to the latest available version that includes fixes for this vulnerability. If an update is not possible, restrict access to the NDMLSRVR.DLL service to trusted hosts only.

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Original NVD description (English source)

VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Remote Agent crash) via (1) a crafted packet in NDMLSRVR.DLL or (2) a request packet with an invalid (non-0) "Error Status" value, which triggers a null dereference.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS