PT-2017-18586 · Veritas · Veritas Netbackup Appliance+1

Published 2017-05-09 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8856

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue allows for unauthenticated, arbitrary remote command execution. This is achieved through the 'bprd' process.

Recommendations For Veritas NetBackup versions 8.0 and earlier, consider disabling the 'bprd' process as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. For Veritas NetBackup Appliance versions 3.0 and earlier, restrict access to the 'bprd' process to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8856

Affected Products

Veritas Netbackup

Veritas Netbackup Appliance

References · 4

• https://veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8856 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8856 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98379 · Note