CVE-2006-0990

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-03-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBackup Catalog daemon (bpdbm) in Veritas NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.0 through 6.0 and DataCenter and BusinesServer 4.5FP and 4.5MP allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Affected products

Veritas NetBackup: 4.5.0-fp, 4.5.0-mp, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19417
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/642
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.03.27.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015832
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/281521.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/744137
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428988/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428992/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17264
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1124
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-006.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25472

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