CVE-2017-6405

7.5 HIGH

Published: March 02, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier. Hostname-based security is open to DNS spoofing.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96488

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue7

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96488

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue7

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.8%

53th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-290

Affected Vendors

veritas

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