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CVE-2007-6017 Details

Description

The PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, exposes the unsafe Save method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash), or create or overwrite arbitrary files, via string values of the (1) _DOWText0, (2) _DOWText1, (3) _DOWText2, (4) _DOWText3, (5) _DOWText4, (6) _DOWText5, (7) _DOWText6, (8) _MonthText0, (9) _MonthText1, (10) _MonthText2, (11) _MonthText3, (12) _MonthText4, (13) _MonthText5, (14) _MonthText6, (15) _MonthText7, (16) _MonthText8, (17) _MonthText9, (18) _MonthText10, and (19) _MonthText11 properties. NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.

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/27885	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-101/	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019525	CVE
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/300471.htm	CVE
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/308669.htm	CVE
http://support.veritas.com/docs/300471	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28008	CVE
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.28.html	CVE
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.29.html	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0718	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2672	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27885	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-101/	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019525	[email protected]
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/300471.htm	[email protected]
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/308669.htm	[email protected]
http://support.veritas.com/docs/300471	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28008	[email protected]
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.28.html	[email protected]
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.29.html	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0718	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2672	[email protected]

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
symantec backup exec for windows server	11d 11.0.6235 11d 11.0.7170 12.0 12.0.1364
CPE cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:11d:11.0.6235:::::: cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:11d:11.0.7170:::::: cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:12.0:12.0.1364:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 29, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]