CVE-2017-6404 describes a vulnerability in Veritas NetBackup and NetBackup Appliance versions prior to 7.7 and 2.7 respectively, where world-writable log files allow for unauthorized modification or deletion of log data. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) has a local attack vector with low complexity, enabling a low-privileged attacker to impact data integrity without user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.6.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.6.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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