CVE-2009-0651

Summary

CVECVE-2009-0651
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-20 18:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionUnspecified vulnerability in the Veritas network daemon (aka vnetd) in Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server / Enterprise Server 5.x, 6.0 before MP7 SP1, and 6.5 before 6.5.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to "initial communications setup."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup Server /enterprise Server 5.1 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup Server /enterprise Server 6.0 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup Server /enterprise Server 6.5 All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup Server /enterprise Server All All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup Server /enterprise Server All All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Netbackup Server /enterprise Server All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Symantec Veritas NetBackup vnetd Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
www.securityfocus.com/bid/33772 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Symantec Security Advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityresponse.symantec.com
Symantec Veritas NetBackup "vnetd" Server Data Processing Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org/52269 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Symantec Security Advisory SYM09-002: A non-privileged but authorized system user could potentially leverage the NetBackup network daemon (vnetd) to attempt to gain elevated privileges on the server. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seer.entsupport.symantec.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
#253287: Security Vulnerability in the VERITAS (Symantec) NetBackup Network Daemon may Allow Escalation of Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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