CVE-2007-6017

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-6017
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerflexera
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-02-29 19:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, exposes the unsafe Save method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash), or create or overwrite arbitrary files, via string values of the (1) _DOWText0, (2) _DOWText1, (3) _DOWText2, (4) _DOWText3, (5) _DOWText4, (6) _DOWText5, (7) _DOWText6, (8) _MonthText0, (9) _MonthText1, (10) _MonthText2, (11) _MonthText3, (12) _MonthText4, (13) _MonthText5, (14) _MonthText6, (15) _MonthText7, (16) _MonthText8, (17) _MonthText9, (18) _MonthText10, and (19) _MonthText11 properties. NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Backup Exec For Windows Server 11d 11.0.6235 All All
Application Symantec Backup Exec For Windows Server 11d 11.0.7170 All All
Application Symantec Backup Exec For Windows Server 12.0 12.0.1364 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Symantec Backup Exec Scheduler ActiveX Control Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Symantec Backup Exec Calendar Control Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Research - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server ActiveX Control Unsafe Methods Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com
Veritas | The Leader in Enterprise Data Protection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seer.support.veritas.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com
Veritas Support | Veritas™ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.veritas.com
Symantec Backup Exec Calendar Control Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Symantec Security Advisory SYM08-007: Multiple vulnerabilities in the Backup Exec 11d and 12.0 for Windows Servers scheduler af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seer.entsupport.symantec.com
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