CVE-2013-4575
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.9
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| symantec | backup_exec | 2010 | |
| symantec | backup_exec | 2012 | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/95938
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61485
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20130801_00
- http://osvdb.org/95938
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61485
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20130801_00
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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