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CVE-2006-1298 Details

Description

Format string vulnerability in the Job Engine service (bengine.exe) in the Media Server in Veritas Backup Exec 10d (10.1) for Windows Servers rev. 5629, Backup Exec 10.0 for Windows Servers rev. 5520, Backup Exec 10.0 for Windows Servers rev. 5484, and Backup Exec 9.1 for Windows Servers rev. 4691, when the job log mode is Full Detailed (aka Full Details), allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename on a machine that is backed up by Backup Exec.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/19242	CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015785	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25310	CVE
http://support.veritas.com/docs/282254	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428223/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17096	CVE	Patch
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.03.17b.html	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0996	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/19242	[email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015785	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25310	[email protected]
http://support.veritas.com/docs/282254	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428223/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17096	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.03.17b.html	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0996	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
symantec veritas backup exec	9.1 10.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:10.0::windows_servers::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 18, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 20, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 20, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]