In Veritas System Recovery before 16 SP1, there is a DLL hijacking vulnerability in the patch installer if an attacker has write access to the directory from which the product is executed
Published Apr 5, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.06%
Description
In Veritas System Recovery before 16 SP1, there is a DLL hijacking vulnerability in the patch installer if an attacker has write access to the directory from which the product is executed.
Affected products
No data.
- 16
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01059) | 63.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01059) | 63.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 27.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 25.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97483 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-001.html#Issue1 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97483 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-001.html#Issue1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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