CVE-2017-8859

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Published May 9, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Veritas NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, unauthenticated users can execute arbitrary commands as root.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:2.7.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17801	In Veritas NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, unauthenticated users can execute arbitrary commands as root.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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.

Exploit prediction score: 2.6% (2.556% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98383
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-005.html#Issue1

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Veritas Netbackup Appliance

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 4:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 9, 2017, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 4:48 PM
Reserved: May 9, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 9, 2017, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM

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