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CVE-2005-2611

N/A
Published: August 17, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorBackup ExecBackup Exec Remote AgentNetbackup

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 87%

Description

VERITAS Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.6 through 10.0, Backup Exec for NetWare Servers 9.0 and 9.1, and NetBackup for NetWare Media Server Option 4.5 through 5.1 uses a static password during authentication from the NDMP agent to the server, which allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files with the backup server.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Backup Exec· Symantec Veritas
95%
netware_servers_9.0.4019netware_servers_9.0.4170netware_servers_9.0.4172netware_servers_9.0.4174netware_servers_9.0.4202netware_servers_9.1.1067_.2netware_servers_9.1.1067_.3netware_servers_9.1.1127_.1netware_servers_9.1.1151_.1netware_servers_9.1.1152netware_servers_9.1.1152_.4netware_servers_9.1.1154netware_servers_9.1.1156netware_servers_9.1.306netware_servers_9.1.307windows_servers_10.0_rev._5484windows_servers_10.0_rev._5484_sp1windows_servers_10.0_rev._5520windows_servers_8.6windows_servers_9.0windows_servers_9.0_rev._4367windows_servers_9.0_rev._4367_sp1windows_servers_9.0_rev._4454windows_servers_9.0_rev._4454_sp1windows_servers_9.1windows_servers_9.1_rev._4691windows_servers_9.1_rev._4691_sp2
Backup Exec Remote Agent· Symantec Veritas
95%
netware_serverunix_linux_serverwindows_server
Netbackup· Symantec Veritas
95%
netware_media_servers_4.5netware_media_servers_4.5_fp1netware_media_servers_4.5_fp2netware_media_servers_4.5_fp3netware_media_servers_4.5_fp4netware_media_servers_4.5_fp5netware_media_servers_4.5_fp6netware_media_servers_4.5_fp7netware_media_servers_4.5_fp8netware_media_servers_4.5_mp1netware_media_servers_4.5_mp2netware_media_servers_4.5_mp3netware_media_servers_4.5_mp4netware_media_servers_4.5_mp5netware_media_servers_4.5_mp6netware_media_servers_4.5_mp7netware_media_servers_4.5_mp8netware_media_servers_5.0netware_media_servers_5.0_mp1netware_media_servers_5.0_mp2netware_media_servers_5.0_mp3netware_media_servers_5.0_mp4netware_media_servers_5.0_mp5netware_media_servers_5.1netware_media_servers_5.1_mp1netware_media_servers_5.1_mp2netware_media_servers_5.1_mp3

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (8)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/16403
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.08.12b.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014662
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/378957
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14551
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-224A.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1387
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21793

CVSS

10HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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