CVE-2015-6551 describes a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Veritas NetBackup 7.x and 7.6.0.x, and NetBackup Appliance versions. The flaw stems from the administration console's failure to use TLS for traffic to the NBU server, allowing remote attackers to intercept key-exchange packets via network sniffing. With a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high confidentiality impact, but requires high attack complexity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:1.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:1.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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