CVE-2004-1172 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a registration request with a long hostname.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.82222.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:8.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:8.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1:::::::*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Symantec Veritas Subscribe	Backup Exec Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/13495/
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273419.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273420.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273422.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273850.htm
http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20050111.101_BXEC.cpp.php
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=169
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/907729
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11974
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18506

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-12-22T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:39:01.126Z

Reserved: 2004-12-13T05:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-1172

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-01-10T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2004-1172

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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