Symantec Veritas NetBackup Communication Setup Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:33772

Info

Symantec Veritas NetBackup Communication Setup Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 33772
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 17 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 04 2009 04:49PM
Credit: National Australia Bank�??s Security Assurance team
Vulnerable: Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server 6.5.2
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server 6.5
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server 6.0 MP7
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server 6.0
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server 5.1 MP7
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server 5.1
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Enterprise Server 6.5.2
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Enterprise Server 6.5
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Enterprise Server 6.0 MP7
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Enterprise Server 6.0
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.1 MP7
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.1
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.5 08-15 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.5 08-14 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.5 08-13 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.5 08-12 (windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.5 08-11 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.5 08-10 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.0 07-67 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.0 07-66 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.0 07-65 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.0 07-64 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.0 07-63 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.0 07-62 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.0 07-61 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.0 07-60 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 5.1 07-15 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 5.1 07-14 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 5.1 07-13 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 5.1 07-12 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 5.1 07-11 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 5.1 07-10 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 5 07-02 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 5 07-01 (Windows)
Hitachi JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 5 07-00 (Windows)
Not Vulnerable: Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server 6.5.3 .1
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Enterprise Server 6.0 MP7 SO1

Discussion

Symantec Veritas NetBackup Communication Setup Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Symantec Veritas NetBackup Server and Enterprise Server are prone to a remote privilege-escalation vulnerability because they fail to adequately sanitize data during initial communication handshakes.

Remote authorized attackers who have access to the targeted host's local network can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Successfully exploiting this issue may compromise the affected computer. Failed attempts may result in a denial-of-service; other consequences may also be possible.

Exploit / POC

Symantec Veritas NetBackup Communication Setup Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Symantec Veritas NetBackup Communication Setup Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and updates to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

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