Signature Detail
Short Name |
APP:SYMC:NETBACKUP-CMD-EXEC |
|---|---|
Severity |
High |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
Symantec Veritas NetBackup bpcd.exe Arbitrary Command Execution |
Release Date |
2012/10/31 |
Update Number |
2199 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
APP: Symantec Veritas NetBackup bpcd.exe Arbitrary Command Execution
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Symantec Veritas NetBackup. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary command execution.
Extended Description
NetBackup is prone to multiple vulnerabilities, including two buffer-overflow issues and a privilege-escalation issue. A remote attacker may exploit these issues to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges or to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable computer to gain unauthorized access in the context of the vulnerable application. These vulnerabilities affect all builds and platforms of NetBackup Enterprise Server and client/NetBackup Server and client versions 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0.
Affected Products
- Veritas Software NetBackup Client 5.0.0
- Veritas Software NetBackup Client 5.1.0
- Veritas Software NetBackup Client 6.0.0
- Veritas Software NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.0.0
- Veritas Software NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.1.0
- Veritas Software NetBackup Enterprise Server 6.0.0
- Veritas Software NetBackup Server 5.0.0
- Veritas Software NetBackup Server 5.1.0
- Veritas Software NetBackup Server 6.0.0
References
- BugTraq: 21565
- CVE: CVE-2006-4902