Denial of Service Vulnerability in Veritas NetBackup Products
CVE-2022-42300

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Veritas

Status
Netbackup
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 October 2022

What is CVE-2022-42300?

A vulnerability in Veritas NetBackup and related products has been identified, where the nbars process can be forced to crash. This crash results in a denial of service, disrupting normal operations. Although the system's watchdog service is in place to automatically restart the nbars process, the initial crash can still lead to temporary service interruptions, making it essential for users to apply the necessary updates to mitigate this risk effectively.

References

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VT...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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