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TI-2018-01077 Aliases CVE-2018-1161GHSA-cvp9-qw5g-8953

Stack-based buffer overflow in Quest NetVault Backup

Priority HIGH 78CWE-121Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup 11.2.0.13. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within nvwsworker.exe. When parsing the boundary header of a multipart request, the process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-4215.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.66692 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
QuestQuest NetVault Backup11.2.0.13—No fix listedCNA
  • Quest NetVault Backup VendorQuest Affected 11.2.0.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:quest:netvault_backup:11.2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.2.0.13VulnerableQuest
  • cpe:2.3:a:quest:netvault_backup:11.2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2.0.13 Vulnerable ·Quest

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1161
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvp9-qw5g-8953

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-12724 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-01079 Improper authentication in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-12721 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-12926 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-12925 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-12924 SQL injection in Quest NetVault Backup CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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