Signature Detail
Short Name |
APP:VERITAS:AGENT-NAME-OF |
|---|---|
Severity |
High |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
Veritas Backup Agent Hostname Overflow |
Release Date |
2005/01/19 |
Update Number |
1213 |
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: Veritas Backup Agent Hostname Overflow
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Veritas Backup Agent software. Attackers can send an overly long hostname to a backup server to overflow a buffer and gain control of the server.
Extended Description
Veritas Backup Exec is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to carry out proper boundary checks before copying user-supplied data into sensitive process buffers. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable computer leading to a complete compromise. This issue presents itself in an unspecified function that is responsible for handling registration requests. This function is part of the Agent Browser service code.
Affected Products
- Veritas Software Backup Exec for Windows Servers 7.3.2575
- Veritas Software Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.0.0
- Veritas Software Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.0.3315
- Veritas Software Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.5.0
- Veritas Software Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.5.3572
- Veritas Software Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.6.0
- Veritas Software Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.6.3878
- Veritas Software Backup Exec for Windows Servers 9.0.0
- Veritas Software Backup Exec for Windows Servers 9.1.0
References