CVE-2017-8895
Published May 10, 2017
Last updated 3 years ago
Overview
- Description
- In Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160, and 16 before FP1, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in multiple agents that can lead to a denial of service or remote code execution. An unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to crash the agent or potentially take control of the agent process and then the system it is running on.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 9.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- CRITICAL
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 10
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 10
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-416
Configurations
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"negate": false,
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"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "17C333C0-5AFC-4B5B-A37B-5EC1B02C998E",
"versionEndExcluding": "14.1.1786.1126"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "61172FEA-408A-4A50-B503-5A43F060B1C2",
"versionEndExcluding": "14.2.1180.3160"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "AEA48F28-145F-4DB5-86C1-70FE2C074390",
"versionEndExcluding": "16.0.1142.1327"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]