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CVE-2017-8856 Details

Description

In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated, arbitrary remote command execution using the 'bprd' process.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue1 CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98379 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue1 [email protected]Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98379 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
veritas netbackup
<= 8.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
veritas netbackup appliance
<= 3.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-8856
NVD Published Date:
May 9, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-8856 Details - Not Deferred