9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-8857
Veritas NetBackup Unauthenticated Remote File Copy and Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated file copy and arbitrary remote command execution using the 'bprd' process.

INFO

Published Date :

May 9, 2017, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:34 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8857 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
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-2017-8857.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98384 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue2 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98384 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue2 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8857 vulnerability over time.

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  • 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-284 CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue2 No Types Assigned https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue2 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98384 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98384 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98384 [No Types Assigned]
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.60 }} 0.04%

score

0.75950

percentile

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