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CVE-2005-2079
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Admin Plus Pack Option for VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers allows remote…
High7.5EPSS 5.2%
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- mitre
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Admin Plus Pack Option for VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
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)
- 5.2% · top 7.5% 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 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276607.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- VU#352625 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- TA05-180A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 14023 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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)
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