CVE-2005-2079 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Admin Plus Pack Option for VERITAS Backup Exec versions 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high FAUCET Risk Score of 82/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0_rev.4367CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0_rev.4367:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0_rev.4454CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0_rev.4454:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1_rev.4691CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1_rev.4691:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0_rev.5484CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:10.0_rev.5484:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.