CVE-2005-0773

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 86.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-06-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH request with authentication method type 3 (Windows credentials) and a long password argument.

Affected products

Symantec Veritas Backup Exec: 9.0.4019, 9.0.4170, 9.0.4172, 9.0.4174, 9.0.4202, 9.0_rev.4367 (+16)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/15789
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014273
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276604.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=272&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492105
http://www.osvdb.org/17624
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14022
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-180A.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15789
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014273
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276604.htm

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