CVE-2008-5408Not scoredCWE-119

CVE-2008-5408: Symantec Backup Exec For Windows Server vulnerability

Symantec · Backup Exec For Windows Server

Affected: Symantec Backup Exec For Windows Server · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

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4.5%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

91st percentile

050100

Higher than 91% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

Buffer overflow in the data management protocol in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers 11.0 (aka 11d) builds 6235 and 7170, 12.0 build 1364, and 12.5 build 2213 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors. NOTE: this can be exploited by unauthenticated remote attackers by leveraging CVE-2008-5407.

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Exploitation: Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Memory Buffer Bounds · Memory Corruption
Vendor: Symantec
Published: December 2008
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), December 2008

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