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TI-2005-00716 Aliases CVE-2005-0772GHSA-979r-3h3g-55rp

VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307…

Priority MEDIUM 59CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Remote Agent crash) via (1) a crafted packet in NDMLSRVR.DLL or (2) a request packet with an invalid (non-0) "Error Status" value, which triggers a null dereference.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.35706 98th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:windows_server:*:*9.0 – 10.0VulnerableVeritas
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:netware:*:*9.0.4019 – 9.1.307VulnerableVeritas
  • cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:windows_server:*:* Versions 9.0 – 10.0 Vulnerable ·Veritas
  • cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:netware:*:* Versions 9.0.4019 – 9.1.307 Vulnerable ·Veritas

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0772
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-979r-3h3g-55rp

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2021-09222 An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-09223 An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-09221 An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2017-06392 In Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-18487 An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Backup Exec through 16.2, 20.6 before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2024-22257 An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 22.2 HotFix 917391. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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