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CVE-2006-1298

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1298 describes a format string vulnerability in the Job Engine service (bengine.exe) of Veritas Backup Exec versions 9.1 and 10.x. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying a crafted filename during a backup operation, specifically when the job log mode is set to "Full Detailed." The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a medium severity due to its network attack vector, high attack complexity, and requiring authentication, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:10.0:*:windows_servers:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.95%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0195 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 1,428 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/19242
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25310
support.veritas.com / docs/282254
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/428223/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17096
Patch
symantec.com / avcenter/security/Content/2006.03.17b.html
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0996