CVE-2013-4677

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-4677
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersymantec
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-08-05 13:22:52 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionSymantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct access to these files.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Backup Exec 2010 All All All
Application Symantec Backup Exec 2010_r3 sp1 All All
Application Symantec Backup Exec 2010_r3 sp2 All All
Application Symantec Backup Exec 2012 All All All
Application Symantec Backup Exec 2012 sp1 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 Multiple Issues - 2013-08-01T11:43:28 PDT | Symantec af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org/95939 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Symantec Backup Exec CVE-2013-4677 Local Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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