CVE-2008-5408 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the data management protocol of Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers versions 11.0, 12.0, and 12.5. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 9.0, this vulnerability is critical, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:11d:11.0.6235:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:11d:11.0.7170:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:12.0:12.0.1364:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec_for_windows_server:12.5:12.5.2213:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.