CVE-2005-2079: symantec_veritas backup_exec

EPSS trend

Probability

5.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.22% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026

EPSS score

5.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

References

6 links

seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276607.htmX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352625Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERT VNPatchUS Government Resource
seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htmX Refsource CONFIRMPatch
www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-180A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTPatchUS Government Resource
www.securityfocus.com/bid/14023VDB EntryX Refsource BID
secunia.com/advisories/15789Third Party AdvisoryX Refsource SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory

Related vulnerabilities

CVE-2005-2611symantec_veritasbackup_exec+287.03%21y ago17-08-2005 04:00VERITAS Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.6 through 10.0, Backup Exec for NetWare Servers 9.0 and 9.1, and NetBackup for NetWare Media Server Option 4.5 through 5.1 uses a static password during authentication from the NDMP agent to the server, which allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files with the backup server.CVE-2005-2051symantec_veritasbackup_exec3.17%21y ago26-06-2005 04:00Buffer overflow in the VERITAS Backup Exec Web Administration Console (BEWAC) 9.0 4367 through 10.0 rev. 5484 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.CVE-2005-2080symantec_veritasbackup_exec1.55%21y ago29-06-2005 04:00Unknown vulnerability in Remote Agent for Windows Servers (RAWS) in VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for NetWare, allows remote attackers to gain privileges by copying the handle for the server.CVE-2005-0773symantec_veritasbackup_exec86.37%21y ago29-06-2005 04:00Stack-based buffer overflow in VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH request with authentication method type 3 (Windows credentials) and a long password argument.CVE-2005-0771symantec_veritasbackup_exec54.16%21y ago29-06-2005 04:00VERITAS Backup Exec Server (beserver.exe) 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows allows remote unauthenticated attackers to modify the registry by calling methods to the RPC interface on TCP port 6106.CVE-2006-1298symantec_veritasbackup_exec1.94%20y ago19-03-2006 23:00Format 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.

All vulnerabilities inbackup_exec

CVE-2005-2079: symantec_veritas backup_exec

Vulnerability summary

Timeline

Description

CVSS metrics

EPSS trend

Known exploited

Public exploits

Weaknesses

Affected systems

References