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CVE-2004-1172

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

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.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.82222
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

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symantec veritas backup execall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteVeritas Backup Exec Name Service - Remote Overflow (Metasploit)verified
remoteVeritas Backup Exec Agent 8.x/9.x - Browser Overflowverified
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communitySERVER-OTHER Veritas backup overflow attemptattempted-admin
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Scoring & Timeline

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HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD10 Jan 2005 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/13495/
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273419.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273420.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273422.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273850.htm
http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20050111.101_BXEC.cpp.php
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