CVE-2005-2611

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2611
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-08-17 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionVERITAS Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.6 through 10.0, Backup Exec for NetWare Servers 9.0 and 9.1, and NetBackup for NetWare Media Server Option 4.5 through 5.1 uses a static password during authentication from the NDMP agent to the server, which allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files with the backup server.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.0.4019 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.0.4170 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.0.4172 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.0.4174 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.0.4202 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.1.1067_.2 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.1.1067_.3 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.1.1127_.1 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.1.1151_.1 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.1.1152 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.1.1152_.4 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.1.1154 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.1.1156 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.1.306 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec netware_servers_9.1.307 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec windows_servers_10.0_rev._5484 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec windows_servers_10.0_rev._5484_sp1 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec windows_servers_10.0_rev._5520 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec windows_servers_8.6 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec windows_servers_9.0 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec windows_servers_9.0_rev._4367 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec windows_servers_9.0_rev._4367_sp1 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec windows_servers_9.0_rev._4454 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec windows_servers_9.0_rev._4454_sp1 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec windows_servers_9.1 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec windows_servers_9.1_rev._4691 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec windows_servers_9.1_rev._4691_sp2 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec Remote Agent netware_server All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec Remote Agent unix_linux_server All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Backup Exec Remote Agent windows_server All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_fp1 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_fp2 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_fp3 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_fp4 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_fp5 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_fp6 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_fp7 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_fp8 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_mp1 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_mp2 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_mp3 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_mp4 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_mp5 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_mp6 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_mp7 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_4.5_mp8 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_5.0 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_5.0_mp1 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_5.0_mp2 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_5.0_mp3 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_5.0_mp4 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_5.0_mp5 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_5.1 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_5.1_mp1 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_5.1_mp2 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup netware_media_servers_5.1_mp3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA05-224A -- VERITAS Backup Exec and NetBackup use Hard-Coded Credentials af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#378957 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Veritas Backup Exec For Windows And NetWare Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Secunia - Advisories - VERITAS Backup Exec / NetBackup Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Veritas Backup Exec Remote Agent Discloses Arbitrary Files to Remote Users af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
VERITAS Backup Exec for Windows Servers, VERITAS Backup Exec for NetWare Servers, and NetBackup for NetWare Media Server Option Remote Agent Authentication Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityresponse.symantec.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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