Description
Symantec Backup Exec 11.0, 12.0, 12.5, 13.0, and 13.0 R2 does not validate identity information sent between the media server and the remote agent, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute NDMP commands via unspecified vectors.
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.
Exploit-DB 1
- Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 - Man In The Middle EDB-17517 · remote · Jul 9, 2011 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- HPSBUX02700 vendor-advisory
- 8300 third-party-advisory
- 44698 third-party-advisory
- 47824 vdb-entry
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110526_00