Multiple integer overflows in the Job Engine (bengine.exe) service in Symantec Backup…
Priority LOW 39CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple integer overflows in the Job Engine (bengine.exe) service in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers (BEWS) 11d build 11.0.7170 and 11.0.6.6235 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted packet to port 5633/tcp, which triggers an infinite loop.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02926 87th 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-2007-4347
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v3v8-gxq3-gm5c
References
More Symantec Backupexec System Recovery vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-00432 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the FileUpload class running on the Symantec… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-02277 Buffer overflow in Ghost Service Manager, as used in Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save &… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2007-02278 Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save & Recovery, LiveState Recovery, and BackupExec System… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2008-02404 Directory traversal vulnerability in Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager 7.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-04206 The Job Engine (bengine.exe) service in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers (BEWS)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2007-02279 Symantec Norton Ghost, Norton Save & Recovery, LiveState Recovery, and BackupExec System… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2007-4347 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-4347 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v3v8-gxq3-gm5c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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