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CVE-2005-2611

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 87.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-08-17 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

VERITAS Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.6 through 10.0, Backup Exec for NetWare Servers 9.0 and 9.1, and NetBackup for NetWare Media Server Option 4.5 through 5.1 uses a static password during authentication from the NDMP agent to the server, which allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files with the backup server.

Affected products

• Symantec Veritas Backup Exec: netware_servers_9.0.4019, netware_servers_9.0.4170, netware_servers_9.0.4172, netware_servers_9.0.4174, netware_servers_9.0.4202, netware_servers_9.1.306 (+21)
• Symantec Veritas Backup Exec Remote Agent: netware_server, unix_linux_server, windows_server
• Symantec Veritas Netbackup: netware_media_servers_4.5, netware_media_servers_4.5_fp1, netware_media_servers_4.5_fp2, netware_media_servers_4.5_fp3, netware_media_servers_4.5_fp4, netware_media_servers_4.5_fp5 (+21)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/16403
• http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.08.12b.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014662
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/378957
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14551
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-224A.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1387
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21793
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16403
• http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.08.12b.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014662
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/378957

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