APP: Symantec VERITAS NetBackup vnetd Buffer Overflow
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Symantec VERITAS NetBackup. A successful attack can lead to a buffer overflow and arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the server.
Extended Description
Various daemons running in VERITAS NetBackup are prone to buffer-overflow vulnerabilities. Specifically, the vulnerabilities affect the volume manager daemon ('vmd'), the NetBackup Catalog daemon ('bpdbm'), and the NetBackup Sharepoint Services server daemon ('bpspsserver'). A successful attack may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable computer to gain unauthorized access in the context of the application. These issues affect various versions of NetBackup servers and clients.
Affected Products
Veritas_software netbackup_enterprise_server
Short Name
APP:VERITAS:NETBACKUP-VNETD
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
APP
Keywords
Buffer CVE-2006-0991 NetBackup Overflow Symantec VERITAS bid:17264 vnetd
Release Date
09/02/2010
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3336
Port
tcp/13724
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Veritas_software
CVSS Score
7.1