CVE-2006-1298

Description

Format string vulnerability in the Job Engine service (bengine.exe) in the Media Server in Veritas Backup Exec 10d (10.1) for Windows Servers rev. 5629, Backup Exec 10.0 for Windows Servers rev. 5520, Backup Exec 10.0 for Windows Servers rev. 5484, and Backup Exec 9.1 for Windows Servers rev. 4691, when the job log mode is Full Detailed (aka Full Details), allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename on a machine that is backed up by Backup Exec.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.44% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory veritas.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428223/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.03.17b.html
http://support.veritas.com/docs/282254	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0996	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015785	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19242	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25310	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17096	vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1298?: CVE-2006-1298 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1298?: To fix CVE-2006-1298, 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-2006-1298 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1298 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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