THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-5408
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-5408

Backup Exec For Windows Server vulnerability

CVSS
9.0
EPSS
4.5%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in the data management protocol in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers 11.0 (aka 11d) builds 6235 and 7170, 12.0 build 1364, and 12.5 build 2213 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors. NOTE: this can be exploited by unauthenticated remote attackers by leveraging CVE-2008-5407.
Affected vendor
Symantec
Affected product
Backup Exec For Windows Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2008-12-10

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 complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-5408

  • Confirm whether Symantec Backup Exec For Windows Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-5408.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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