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
Published Dec 22, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 81.79%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.0
- 8.5
- 8.6
- 9.0
- 9.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 81.79% (0.81791) | 99.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 81.79% (0.81791) | 99.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 82.22% (0.82222) | 99.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 79.62% (0.79619) | 99.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 82.44% (0.82437) | 99.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 79.62% (0.79619) | 99.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 96.45% (0.96453) | 99.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 95.03% (0.95026) | 99.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2023 | 95.52% (0.95517) | 99.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 94.97% (0.94975) | 98.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.96% (0.94956) | 98.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 78.09% (0.78095) | 99.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 78.09% (0.78095) | 99.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13495/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273419.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273420.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273422.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273850.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20050111.101_BXEC.cpp.php x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=169 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/907729 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11974 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18506 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/13495/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273419.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273420.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273422.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273850.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20050111.101_BXEC.cpp.php | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=169 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/907729 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11974 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18506 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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