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CVE-2017-8895

Published: May 10, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-416
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
71.0%
Top 0.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

backup execveritas
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
Backup ExecVeritas Technologies LLC
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
n/an/a
veritascommercialUSCloud & SaaS
veritas technologies llccommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka veritas, veritas tech

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98386
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038561
securitytracker.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42282/
exploit-db.com
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Timeline

Published
May 10, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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