Remote Command Execution Vulnerability in Veritas NetBackup Appliance
CVE-2016-7399

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Veritas
Status
Netbackup Appliance Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 January 2017

Summary

The vulnerability in Veritas NetBackup Appliance allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands due to improper handling of the hostName parameter in the scripts/license.pl file. This security flaw affects multiple versions of the NetBackup Appliance, enabling unauthorized access to critical system functions. Attackers can exploit this issue using specially crafted requests that include shell metacharacters, which could lead to full compromise of the affected systems.

References

http://www.sec-1.com/blog/2016/veritas-netbackup-applianc...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94384
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https://www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000116055
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EPSS Score

13% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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