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CVE-2005-0773

Published: Jun 29, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

backup exec symantec veritas

On-prem

Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

symantec veritascommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka backup exec, netbackup advanced reporter, cluster server

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492105

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014273

securitytracker.com

http://www.osvdb.org/17624

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Timeline

Published

Jun 29, 2005

Last Updated

Apr 16, 2026

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