Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH request with authentication method type 3 (Windows credentials) and a long password argument.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Veritas Backup Exec Windows Remote Agent Overflow
exploit/windows/backupexec/remote_agent
Exploit-DB 1
- Veritas Backup Exec Windows - Remote Agent Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16332 · remote · Jul 3, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- VU#492105 third-party-advisory
- 1014273 vdb-entry
- 17624 vdb-entry
- 14022 vdb-entry
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276604.htm
- 20050623 Veritas Backup Exec Agent CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH Buffer Overflow Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- TA05-180A third-party-advisory
- 15789 third-party-advisory