Heap-based buffer overflow in the RPC subsystem in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows…
Priority MEDIUM 43Published · 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 RPC subsystem in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers 10.0, 10d, and 11d allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process exit) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted ncacn_ip_tcp requests.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06943 94th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-3509
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38xp-mhx6-r7xx
References
More Symantec Veritas Backup Exec vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-02884 VRTSweb.exe in VRTSweb in Symantec Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server (CPS) 11d… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-04937 Unspecified vulnerability in the client in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec for Windows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2007-3509 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-3509 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38xp-mhx6-r7xx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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