VERITAS NetBackup Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

BID:17264

Info

VERITAS NetBackup Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 17264
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2006-0989
CVE-2006-0990
CVE-2006-0991
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 27 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 28 2006 04:18PM
Credit: Discovery is credited to 3Com.
Vulnerable: Veritas Software NetBackup Enterprise Server 6.0
Veritas Software NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.1
Veritas Software NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.0
Veritas Software NetBackup DataCenter 4.5 MP
Veritas Software NetBackup DataCenter 4.5 FP
Veritas Software NetBackup BusinesServer 4.5 MP
Veritas Software NetBackup BusinesServer 4.5 FP
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

VERITAS NetBackup Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Various daemons running in VERITAS NetBackup are prone to buffer-overflow vulnerabilities.

Specifically, the vulnerabilities affect the volume manager daemon ('vmd'), the NetBackup Catalog daemon ('bpdbm'), and the NetBackup Sharepoint Services server daemon ('bpspsserver').

A successful attack may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable computer to gain unauthorized access in the context of the application.

These issues affect various versions of NetBackup servers and clients.

Exploit / POC

VERITAS NetBackup Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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]

Solution / Fix

VERITAS NetBackup Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Solution:

Symantec has released an advisory with fixes to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

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