VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-6405

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.83%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier. Hostname-based security is open to DNS spoofing.

CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.83% probability · 55th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-290
Affected: veritas/netbackup · veritas/netbackup appliance
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96488
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue7Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96488
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue7Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.