8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-6399
Veritas NetBackup Privileged Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Before 7.7.2 and NetBackup Appliance Before 2.7.2. Privileged remote command execution on NetBackup Server and Client (on the server or a connected client) can occur.

INFO

Published Date :

March 2, 2017, 6:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-6399 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Veritas netbackup_appliance
2 Veritas netbackup
3 Veritas access
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-6399.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96490
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue4 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96490
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue4 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-6399 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-6399 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96490 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue4 No Types Assigned https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue4 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:veritas:access:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:7.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-6399 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-6399 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} 0.02%

score

0.51925

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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