CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0773

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows and Netware. An attacker can remotely execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH request with a long password.

Risk Assessment

Risk of unauthorized remote code execution on the backup server, potentially leading to data theft, modification, or denial of service.

Recommendation

Immediately update VERITAS Backup Exec to a version outside the vulnerable range (above 10.0 for Windows and above 9.1.307 for Netware) or apply the vendor-supplied patch.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Stack-based buffer overflow in VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH request with authentication method type 3 (Windows credentials) and a long password argument.

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