CVE-2007-6017

CVSS V2 Medium 5.1 CVSS V3 None
Description
The PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, exposes the unsafe Save method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash), or create or overwrite arbitrary files, via string values of the (1) _DOWText0, (2) _DOWText1, (3) _DOWText2, (4) _DOWText3, (5) _DOWText4, (6) _DOWText5, (7) _DOWText6, (8) _MonthText0, (9) _MonthText1, (10) _MonthText2, (11) _MonthText3, (12) _MonthText4, (13) _MonthText5, (14) _MonthText6, (15) _MonthText7, (16) _MonthText8, (17) _MonthText9, (18) _MonthText10, and (19) _MonthText11 properties. NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2007-6017
  • Assigner
  • PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-02-29T19:44:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2011-03-08T03:01:39
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:11d:11.0.6235:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:11d:11.0.7170:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:12.0:12.0.1364:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5.1
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 4.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.29.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28008
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019525
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-101/ Vendor Advisory
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/300471.htm
http://support.veritas.com/docs/300471
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.28.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27885 Vendor Advisory
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/308669.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0718
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2672
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6017
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6017
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 11:02:06 Added to TrackCVE