CVE-2017-8856

Critical

Published: 09/05/2017(UTC)Translated: 14/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated, arbitrary remote command execution using the 'bprd' process.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to serious security breaches, allowing attackers to execute commands on the server remotely without authorization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of the software to mitigate this vulnerability and implement appropriate security measures.

Original NVD description (English source)

In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated, arbitrary remote command execution using the 'bprd' process.