Heap-based buffer overflow in the Admin Plus Pack Option for VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0…
Priority MEDIUM 41Published · 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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Admin Plus Pack Option for VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05217 92nd 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-2005-2079
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-67j3-xh78-hg76
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-2005-00715 VERITAS Backup Exec Server (beserver.exe) 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- 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-2005-2079 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-2079 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-67j3-xh78-hg76 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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