13541.txt

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Rule

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Sid
13541

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in Backup Exec for Windows Server.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. Complete admin access.

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Detailed Information:
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in a Symantec ActiveX control related to the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.  NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.

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Affected Systems:
Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server 3

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Simple.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2007-6016:
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-6016

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