#VU15582 Command injection in NetBackup Appliance - CVE-2018-18652

 

#VU15582 Command injection in NetBackup Appliance - CVE-2018-18652

Published: October 26, 2018 / Updated: October 30, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15582
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18652
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NetBackup Appliance
Software vendor:
Veritas Technologies

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote administrative attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtering of user provided input. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted input to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.


Remediation

Update to version 3.1.2.

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