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CVE-2005-0773
Stack-based buffer overflow in VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware…
High7.5EPSS 86.4%
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH request with authentication method type 3 (Windows credentials) and a long password argument.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 86.4% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- VU#492105 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 1014273 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 17624 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 14022 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276604.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20050623 Veritas Backup Exec Agent CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- TA05-180A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 15789 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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)
Record last updated .