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Updated:  February 16, 2005

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

JP1/VERITAS Backup Exec is vulnerable to this issue.

For vendor information please see:
http://www.hitachi-support.com/security/vuls/HS05-002/index.html (Japanese)
http://www.hitachi-support.com/security_e/vuls_e/HS05-002_e/index-e.html (English)

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

Please see http://www.hitachi-support.com/security_e/vuls_e/HS05-002_e/index-e.html:

Update: February 8, 2005

Vulnerability of Buffer Overflow in JP1/VERITAS Backup Exec
▪ Affected product

Corrective action
Product name
Platform
Last update

HS05-002-01
JP1/VERITAS Backup Exec,
VERITAS Backup Exec
Windows
February 8, 2005


▪ Problem description
On December 17, 2004, Veritas released their TechNote titled "Remote exploitation of a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Backup Exec 8.6 and 9.x may allow the unauthorized execution of arbitrary code".
On backup servers of the above products, malicious remote users can exploit the vulnerability of buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code.

Revision history
• February 8, 2005: This page is released.
 
 
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Updated:  February 02, 2005

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

* VERITAS Backup Exec 8.x and 9.x
      - is Vulnerable.
          http://www.ace.comp.nec.co.jp/BackupExec/（only in Japanese)
      - For more detail.
          http://www.veritas.com/jp/support/shared/technotes/J273419/J273419.htm

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

A Vendor Statement has also been registered here:

http://jvn.jp/cert/JVNVU%23907729/index.html

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