7.5

CVE-2005-0772: veritas backup_exec NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 26-06-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-0772 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in veritas backup_exec. EPSS estimates a 35.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
37/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
35.71%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-06-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Remote Agent crash) via (1) a crafted packet in NDMLSRVR.DLL or (2) a request packet with an invalid (non-0) "Error Status" value, which triggers a null dereference.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

35.71%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 35.71% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
35.71%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Veritas1 product
  • backup_exec≥ 9.0, ≤ 10.0 | ≥ 9.0.4019, ≤ 9.1.307

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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