Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU39063

Input validation error in NetBackup Appliance - CVE-2017-8859

Published: May 10, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU39063

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8859

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Veritas Technologies

Affected software:
NetBackup Appliance

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

In Veritas NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, unauthenticated users can execute arbitrary commands as root.

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