CVE-2006-6222
N/A
Published: December 14, 2006 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:32 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsNetbackup Enterprise ServerNetbackup ServerVeritas Netbackup Client
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 12%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBackup bpcd daemon (bpcd.exe) in Symantec Veritas NetBackup 5.0 before 5.0_MP7, 5.1 before 5.1_MP6, and 6.0 before 6.0_MP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request with a malformed length prefix.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (11)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23368Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2033Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/607312Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454313/100/0/threadedx_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.12.13a.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4999Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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