VERITAS Backup Exec Server (beserver.exe) 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows allows remote…
Priority HIGH 75Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
VERITAS Backup Exec Server (beserver.exe) 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows allows remote unauthenticated attackers to modify the registry by calling methods to the RPC interface on TCP port 6106.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.54155 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0_rev.4367:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0_rev.4367 | Vulnerable | Symantec Veritas |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0_rev.4454:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0_rev.4454 | Vulnerable | Symantec Veritas |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1_rev.4691:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1_rev.4691 | Vulnerable | Symantec Veritas |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:10.0_rev.5484:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0_rev.5484 | Vulnerable | Symantec Veritas |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0_rev.4367:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0_rev.4367 Vulnerable ·Symantec Veritas
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0_rev.4454:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0_rev.4454 Vulnerable ·Symantec Veritas
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1_rev.4691:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1_rev.4691 Vulnerable ·Symantec Veritas
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:10.0_rev.5484:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0_rev.5484 Vulnerable ·Symantec Veritas
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0771
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-67cq-5vc3-x62m
- 2026-10-18 EPSS moved to the 99th percentile and above
References
More Symantec Veritas Backup Exec vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-02475 VERITAS Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.6 through 10.0, Backup Exec for NetWare Servers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-01066 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-00717 Stack-based buffer overflow in VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent 9.0 through 10.0 for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-01967 Heap-based buffer overflow in the Admin Plus Pack Option for VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-01939 Buffer overflow in the VERITAS Backup Exec Web Administration Console (BEWAC) 9.0 4367… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-04000 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Symantec VERITAS Backup Exec for Netware Server… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2005-0771 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0771 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-67cq-5vc3-x62m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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