CVE-2017-8895
CVSS V2 High 10
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
In Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160, and 16 before FP1, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in multiple agents that can lead to a denial of service or remote code execution. An unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to crash the agent or potentially take control of the agent process and then the system it is running on.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-8895
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-05-10T21:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-08-12T16:22:55
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 14.1.1786.1126 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 14.2.1180.3160 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 16.0.1142.1327 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 10
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-006.html#Issue1 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98386 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038561 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42282/ | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8895 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8895 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:57:32 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 16:44:47 | 2017-05-10T21:29Z | 2017-05-10T21:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 16:44:47 | 2021-08-12T16:22:55 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 16:44:47 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |