HIGH
VERITAS Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.6 through 10.0, Backup Exec for NetWare Servers 9.0 and 9.1, and NetBackup for NetWare Media Server Option 4.5 through 5.1 uses a static password during authentication from the NDMP agent to the server, which allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files with the backup server
Published Aug 17, 2005
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 87.03%
Description
VERITAS Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.6 through 10.0, Backup Exec for NetWare Servers 9.0 and 9.1, and NetBackup for NetWare Media Server Option 4.5 through 5.1 uses a static password during authentication from the NDMP agent to the server, which allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files with the backup server.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- netware_servers_9.0.4019
- netware_servers_9.0.4170
- netware_servers_9.0.4172
- netware_servers_9.0.4174
- netware_servers_9.0.4202
- netware_servers_9.1.306
- netware_servers_9.1.307
- netware_servers_9.1.1067_.2
- netware_servers_9.1.1067_.3
- netware_servers_9.1.1127_.1
- netware_servers_9.1.1151_.1
- netware_servers_9.1.1152
- netware_servers_9.1.1152_.4
- netware_servers_9.1.1154
- netware_servers_9.1.1156
- windows_servers_8.6
- windows_servers_9.0
- windows_servers_9.0_rev._4367
- windows_servers_9.0_rev._4367_sp1
- windows_servers_9.0_rev._4454
- windows_servers_9.0_rev._4454_sp1
- windows_servers_9.1
- windows_servers_9.1_rev._4691
- windows_servers_9.1_rev._4691_sp2
- windows_servers_10.0_rev._5484
- windows_servers_10.0_rev._5484_sp1
- windows_servers_10.0_rev._5520
- netware_server
- unix_linux_server
- windows_server
- netware_media_servers_4.5
- netware_media_servers_4.5_fp1
- netware_media_servers_4.5_fp2
- netware_media_servers_4.5_fp3
- netware_media_servers_4.5_fp4
- netware_media_servers_4.5_fp5
- netware_media_servers_4.5_fp6
- netware_media_servers_4.5_fp7
- netware_media_servers_4.5_fp8
- netware_media_servers_4.5_mp1
- netware_media_servers_4.5_mp2
- netware_media_servers_4.5_mp3
- netware_media_servers_4.5_mp4
- netware_media_servers_4.5_mp5
- netware_media_servers_4.5_mp6
- netware_media_servers_4.5_mp7
- netware_media_servers_4.5_mp8
- netware_media_servers_5.0
- netware_media_servers_5.0_mp1
- netware_media_servers_5.0_mp2
- netware_media_servers_5.0_mp3
- netware_media_servers_5.0_mp4
- netware_media_servers_5.0_mp5
- netware_media_servers_5.1
- netware_media_servers_5.1_mp1
- netware_media_servers_5.1_mp2
- netware_media_servers_5.1_mp3
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
87.03% 0.87026
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.87026
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 87.03% (0.87026) | 99.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 87.03% (0.87026) | 99.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 15, 2025 | 78.90% (0.78897) | 99.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 11, 2025 | 81.84% (0.81842) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 20, 2025 | 76.02% (0.76019) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 80.21% (0.80210) | 99.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 82.55% (0.82551) | 99.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 84.41% (0.84405) | 99.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.35% (0.97349) | 99.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 7, 2023 | 97.33% (0.97329) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 97.37% (0.97374) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.18% (0.97179) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 84.83% (0.84831) | 99.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 84.83% (0.84831) | 99.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16403 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.08.12b.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014662 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/378957 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14551 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-224A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1387 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21793 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16403 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.08.12b.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014662 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/378957 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14551 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-224A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1387 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21793 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 17, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 17, 2005
Link CVE-2005-2611
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a