Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 28361

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by several denial of service vulnerabilities.

Description

Backup Exec for Windows Servers, a commercial backup product from Symantec, is installed on the remote host.

The version of the Backup Exec Job Engine, bengine.exe, installed as part of Backup Exec for Windows Server on the remote host contains a NULL pointer dereference error when handling exceptions. Using a specially crafted packet, an attacker can leverage this issue to crash the affected service.

In addition, it is affected by two overflow errors that can cause the service to enter an infinite loop, resulting in high CPU utilization and / or memory exhaustion.

Solution

Apply the appropriate hotfix according to the vendor advisories above.

See Also

https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2007-74/advisory/

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484318/30/0/threaded

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484333/30/0/threaded

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 28361

File Name: bews_dos.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/29/2007

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:veritas_backup_exec

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4346, CVE-2007-4347

BID: 26028, 26029

CWE: 189, 399