CVE-2006-0990 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the NetBackup Catalog daemon (bpdbm) affecting Veritas NetBackup Enterprise Server versions 5.0 through 6.0, and DataCenter and BusinessServer 4.5FP and 4.5MP. This flaw allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with a CVSS score of 9.0, indicating high severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is severe, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:4.5.0:fp:businessserver:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:4.5.0:fp:datacenter:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:4.5.0:mp:businessserver:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:4.5.0:mp:datacenter:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:5.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.