Veritas NetBackup <=8.2 DoS via pbx_exchange NULL pointer crash (local)
CVE-2022-42306 Published on October 3, 2022

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 8.2 and related Veritas products. An attacker with local access can send a crafted packet to pbx_exchange during registration and cause a NULL pointer exception, effectively crashing the pbx_exchange process.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-42306 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low 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:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Products Associated with CVE-2022-42306

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.09%
Percentile
26.11%

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