CVE-2005-0772 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting VERITAS Backup Exec versions 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware. Remote attackers can crash the Remote Agent by sending a crafted packet to NDMLSRVR.DLL or a request with an invalid "Error Status" value, leading to a null dereference. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and its primary impact is a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 9.0, <= 10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:windows_server:*:* | ||
>= 9.0.4019, <= 9.1.307CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:netware:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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