National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-1172

Overview

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a registration request with a long hostname.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#907729

Name: VU#907729

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/907729

External Source: BID

Name: 11974

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11974

External Source: XF

Name: netbackup-agent-browser-bo(18506)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/18506

External Source: IDEFENSE

Name: 20041216 Veritas Backup Exec Agent Browser Registration Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Hyperlink:http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=169

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20050111.101_BXEC.cpp.php

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20050111.101_BXEC.cpp.php

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273850.htm

Hyperlink:http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273850.htm

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273422.htm

Hyperlink:http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273422.htm

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273420.htm

Hyperlink:http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273420.htm

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273419.htm

Hyperlink:http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273419.htm

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 13495

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/13495/