CVE-2005-2079

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-08-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Admin Plus Pack Option for VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

Symantec Veritas Backup Exec: 9.0_rev.4367, 9.0_rev.4454, 9.1_rev.4691, 10.0_rev.5484

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/15789
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276607.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352625
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14023
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-180A.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15789
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276607.htm
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352625
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14023
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-180A.html

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