CVE-2008-5407

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-12-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Backup Exec remote-agent logon process in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers 11.0 (aka 11d) builds 6235 and 7170, 12.0 build 1364, and 12.5 build 2213 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication, and read or delete files, via unknown vectors.

Affected products

Symantec Backup Exec For Windows Server: 11d-11.0.6235, 11d-11.0.7170, 12.0-12.0.1364, 12.5-12.5.2213

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32810
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.11.19.html
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/314528.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32347
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021246
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3209
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46730
http://secunia.com/advisories/32810
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.11.19.html
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/314528.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32347
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021246

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