CVE-2020-36167

An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Backup Exec through 16.2, 20.6 before hotfix 298543, and 21.1 before hotfix 657517. On start-up, it loads the OpenSSL library from the Installation folder. This library in turn attempts to load the /usr/local/ssl/openssl.cnf configuration file, whi...

CVE-2020-36167

Veritas Backup Exec (versions 16.2, 20.6 before hotfix 298543, and 21.1 before hotfix 657517) loads the OpenSSL library from the Installation folder at startup, which then reads /usr/local/ssl/openssl.cnf. If that file is missing or writable by a low-privilege user on Windows (e.g., C:\usr\local\...

Veritas Backup Exec is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to OPENSSLDIR location

Overview Veritas Backup Exec contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the use of an OPENSSLDIR variable that specifies a location where an unprivileged Windows user can create files. Description CVE-2019-1552 Veritas Backup Exec includes an OpenSSL component that specifies an OPENSSLD...