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CVE-2004-1172
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40,…
High10.0EPSS 81.8%
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a registration request with a long hostname.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 81.8% · top 0.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273419.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20050111.101_BXEC.cpp.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 11974 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273850.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- VU#907729 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273422.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 13495 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- netbackup-agent-browser-bo(18506) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/273420.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20041216 Veritas Backup Exec Agent Browser Registration Request Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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