THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-5822
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2006-5822

Veritas Netbackup Client vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
11.8%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBackup bpcd daemon (bpcd.exe) in Symantec Veritas NetBackup 5.0 before 5.0_MP7, 5.1 before 5.1_MP6, and 6.0 before 6.0_MP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long CONNECT_OPTIONS request, a different issue than CVE-2006-6222.
Affected vendor
Symantec
Affected product
Veritas Netbackup Client
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2006-12-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 11.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-5822

  • Confirm whether Symantec Veritas Netbackup Client is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-5822.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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