CVE-2005-2079 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Admin Plus Pack Option for VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2005-06-29

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 14.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0_rev.4367:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0_rev.4454:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1_rev.4691:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:10.0_rev.5484:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14495.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/15789
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276607.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352625
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14023
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-180A.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Symantec Veritas Backup Exec

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-29T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:15:37.313Z

Reserved: 2005-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2079

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-08-02T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2079

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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