Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Veritas NetBackup <=9.1.0.1 on Client
CVE-2022-36998 Published on July 28, 2022

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1 (and related NetBackup products). An attacker with authenticated access to a NetBackup Client could remotely trigger a stack-based buffer overflow on the NetBackup Primary server, resulting in a denial of service.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-36998 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Products Associated with CVE-2022-36998

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Veritas Netbackup
 
Veritas Netbackup Appliance
 
Veritas Flex Appliance
 
Veritas Flex Scale
 

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.30%
Percentile
52.72%

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