CVE-2005-0773

Public Exploit

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 75.18% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory veritas.com Vendor Advisory idefense.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492105	patch third party advisory us government resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014273	patch vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/17624	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14022	patch vdb entry exploit
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm	patch
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276604.htm	patch vendor advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=272&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-180A.html	patch third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/15789	patch vendor advisory third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0773?: CVE-2005-0773 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0773?: To fix CVE-2005-0773, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0773 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0773 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~75% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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