PT-2017-2903 · Veritas · Netbackup Appliance

Published 2017-05-07 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8859

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

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 Appliance versions 3.0 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a lack of input validation measures in the NetBackup Appliance software, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges.

Recommendations For Veritas NetBackup Appliance versions 3.0 and earlier, consider restricting access to the appliance until a fix is available, and ensure that all inputs are properly validated to prevent command execution. As a temporary workaround, limit the ability of unauthenticated users to interact with the system. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-77

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02226

CVE-2017-8859

Affected Products

Netbackup Appliance

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8859 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8859 · Security Note
• https://veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-005.html#Issue1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02226 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98383 · Note