Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2017-8895
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:71.00%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| veritas | backup_exec | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
71.003%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2017-05-10T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2017-05-10T21:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2017-05-10 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T16:48:22 |
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