CVE-2006-0991

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-03-28 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the NetBackup Sharepoint Services server daemon (bpspsserver) on NetBackup 6.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted "Request Service" packets to the vnetd service (TCP port 13724).

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://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/377441
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428979/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17264
http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-01.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1124
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25473
http://secunia.com/advisories/19417
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.03.27.html

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