In Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160, and 16 before FP1, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in multiple agents that can lead to a denial of service or remote code execution
Published May 10, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 71.00%
Description
In Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160, and 16 before FP1, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in multiple agents that can lead to a denial of service or remote code execution. An unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to crash the agent or potentially take control of the agent process and then the system it is running on.
Affected products
No data.
- < 14.1.1786.1126
- < 14.2.1180.3160
- < 16.0.1142.1327
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 71.00% (0.71003) | 99.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 71.00% (0.71003) | 99.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 67.36% (0.67355) | 99.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 71.00% (0.71003) | 99.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 67.36% (0.67355) | 99.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 71.00% (0.71003) | 99.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 67.36% (0.67355) | 99.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 71.00% (0.71003) | 99.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 67.36% (0.67355) | 99.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 71.00% (0.71003) | 99.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 67.06% (0.67063) | 98.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 75.41% (0.75411) | 98.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 67.06% (0.67063) | 98.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 2, 2025 | 71.39% (0.71393) | 98.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 70.20% (0.70201) | 98.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2024 | 73.84% (0.73839) | 98.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 79.17% (0.79166) | 98.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 22, 2024 | 40.59% (0.40585) | 97.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 38.05% (0.38052) | 97.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 30.79% (0.30790) | 96.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 23.31% (0.23313) | 95.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 21.64% (0.21642) | 95.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 76.94% (0.76935) | 99.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 76.94% (0.76935) | 99.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 49.08% (0.49075) | 98.99th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 49.08% (0.49075) | 99.60th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 49.08% (0.49075) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98386 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038561 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42282/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-006.html#Issue1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98386 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038561 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42282/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-006.html#Issue1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
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