HIGH
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
Published Jun 29, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 86.37%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 9.0.4019
- 9.0.4170
- 9.0.4172
- 9.0.4174
- 9.0.4202
- 9.0_rev.4367
- 9.0_rev.4367_sp1
- 9.0_rev.4454
- 9.0_rev.4454_sp1
- 9.1.306
- 9.1.307
- 9.1.1067.2
- 9.1.1067.3
- 9.1.1127.1
- 9.1.1151.1
- 9.1.1152
- 9.1.1152.4
- 9.1.1154
- 9.1_rev.4691
- 9.1_rev.4691_sp2
- 10.0_rev.5484
- 10.0_rev.5484_sp1
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
86.37% 0.86365
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.86365
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 86.37% (0.86365) | 99.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 86.37% (0.86365) | 99.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 24, 2026 | 72.61% (0.72607) | 98.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 75.18% (0.75181) | 98.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 77.76% (0.77762) | 98.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 75.18% (0.75181) | 98.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 78.26% (0.78259) | 98.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 80.73% (0.80732) | 99.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.64% (0.96643) | 99.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 96.64% (0.96643) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 96.55% (0.96551) | 99.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2023 | 97.28% (0.97279) | 99.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2023 | 97.25% (0.97254) | 99.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.28% (0.97279) | 99.71th | 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) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15789 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014273 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276604.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=272&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492105 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/17624 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14022 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-180A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15789 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014273 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276604.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=272&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492105 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/17624 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14022 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-180A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 29, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 18, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0773
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a