THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-4128
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-4128

Backup Exec vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
5.7%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Symantec VERITAS Backup Exec for Netware Server Remote Agent for Windows Server 9.1 and 9.2 (all builds), Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server Remote Agent for Windows Server 10.1 (builds 10.1.325.6301, 10.1.326.1401, 10.1.326.2501, 10.1.326.3301, and 10.1.327.401), and Backup Exec for Windows Server and Remote Agent 9.1 (build 9.1.4691), 10.0 (builds 10.0.5484 and 10.0.5520), and 10.1 (build 10.1.5629) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC message.
Affected vendor
Symantec Veritas
Affected product
Backup Exec
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2006-08-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-4128

  • Confirm whether Symantec Veritas Backup Exec is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-4128.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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