CVE-2004-1172

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 81.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-01-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a registration request with a long hostname.

Affected products

Symantec Veritas Backup Exec: 8.0, 8.5, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/13495/
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273419.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273420.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273422.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273850.htm
http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20050111.101_BXEC.cpp.php
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=169
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/907729
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11974
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18506
http://secunia.com/advisories/13495/
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273419.htm

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