CVE-2017-8895 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 71% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 71% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-05-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| veritas | backup exec |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Veritas/Symantec Backup Exec - SSL NDMP Connection Use-After-Free (Metasploit) | 2017-06-29 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98386
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038561
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42282/
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-006.html#Issue1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98386
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038561
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42282/
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-006.html#Issue1
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