Symantec VERITAS NetBackup Volume Manager daemon buffer overflow

Overview

The Symantec VERITAS NetBackup Volume Manager daemon contains a buffer overflow vulnerability, which may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Description

Symantec VERITAS NetBackup

Symantec VERITAS NetBackup is a client/server based backup software solution.

NetBackup Volume Manager daemon

The Symantec VERITAS NetBackup Volume Manager is a service used by NetBackup that finds volumes that are needed for backup or restore operations. The Volume Manager daemon (vmd) listens on 13701/tcp by default.

The problem

The Symantec VERITAS NetBackup Volume Manager daemon contains a stack-based buffer overflow.

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Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

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Solution

Install an update
Symantec has provided updates for the vulnerable software in Security Advisory SYM06-006.

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Restrict access

Symantec has provided several workarounds for this vulnerability in Security Advisory SYM06-006, including restricting access to the vulnerable systems.

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Vendor Information

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Updated: March 29, 2006

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

Please see Symantec Security Advisory SYM06-006.

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23880801 Feedback>).

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References

• <http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/281521.htm&gt;
• <http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-005.html&gt;
• <http://secunia.com/advisories/19417/&gt;

Acknowledgements

This vulnerability was reported by Symantec, who in turn credit TippingPoint with reporting the vulnerability.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-2006-0989
Severity Metric:	34.63 Date Public: