CVE-2011-0546

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0546
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-05-31 20:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionSymantec Backup Exec 11.0, 12.0, 12.5, 13.0, and 13.0 R2 does not validate identity information sent between the media server and the remote agent, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute NDMP commands via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

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

AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Backup Exec 11.0 All All All
Application Symantec Backup Exec 12.0 All All All
Application Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 All All All
Application Symantec Backup Exec 13.0 All All All
Application Symantec Backup Exec 13.0 r2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisories Relating to Symantec Products - Symantec Backup Exec Man-in-The-Middle - May 26, 2011 | Symantec af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02700 SSRT100506 rev.1 - HP-UX running VEA, Remote Denial of Service (DoS)' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Symantec Backup Exec Products Media Server NDMP Command Execution Weakness - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Unauthorized Access Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 MiTM Attack - SecurityReason.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
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