Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Backup Exec - CVE-2013-4677

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Backup Exec - CVE-2013-4677

Published: August 5, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42678
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4677
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Veritas Technologies
Affected software:
Backup Exec

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local #AU# to read and manipulate data.

Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct access to these files.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-4677

Install update from vendor's website.

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