Veritas NetBackup Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:11494

Info

Veritas NetBackup Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 11494
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Unknown
Published: Oct 21 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 21 2004 12:00AM
Credit: This issue was disclosed by the vendor.
Vulnerable: Veritas Software NetBackup Server 5.1
Veritas Software NetBackup Server 5.0
Veritas Software NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.1
Veritas Software NetBackup DataCenter 4.5
Veritas Software NetBackup DataCenter 3.4.1
Veritas Software NetBackup DataCenter 3.4
Veritas Software NetBackup BusinesServer 4.5
Veritas Software NetBackup BusinesServer 3.4.1
Veritas Software NetBackup BusinesServer 3.4
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Veritas NetBackup Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Veritas NetBackup is reported prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. This issue may allow remote attackers to gain elevated privileges on a vulnerable computer.

An attacker can supply specially crafted commands to the server, which execute with superuser privileges.

Exploit / POC

Veritas NetBackup Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Veritas NetBackup Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

Veritas NetBackup Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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