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Backup Exec Remote Agent RPC Interface Buffer Overflows
Secunia Advisory: SA21472
Release Date: 2006-08-11
Last Update: 2006-08-22
Popularity: 9,909 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Symantec Backup Exec CPS Remote Agent 10.x
VERITAS Backup Exec 10.x
VERITAS Backup Exec 9.x
VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent 10.x for Windows Servers
VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent 9.x for Windows Servers

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Backup Exec, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to some boundary errors in the RPC interfaces of the Backup Exec Remote Agent and can be exploited to cause heap-based buffer overflows.

Successful exploitation crashes the service and may allow execution of arbitrary code.

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