PT-2017-17044 · Veritas · Veritas Netbackup Appliance+1

Published 2017-03-02 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-6405

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Veritas NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier Veritas NetBackup Appliance versions 3.0 and earlier

Description An issue was discovered that makes hostname-based security open to DNS spoofing.

Recommendations For Veritas NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier, update to a version that addresses this issue. For Veritas NetBackup Appliance versions 3.0 and earlier, update to a version that addresses this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing additional security measures to prevent DNS spoofing until a patch is available.

Fix

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-290

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6405

Affected Products

Veritas Netbackup

Veritas Netbackup Appliance

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6405 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6405 · Security Note
• https://veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue7 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96488 · Note