CVE - CVE-2017-8895

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-8895	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:98386 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98386 CONFIRM:https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-006.html#Issue1 EXPLOIT-DB:42282 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42282/ SECTRACK:1038561 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038561
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20170510	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170510)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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