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CVE-2005-2079

critical

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Admin Plus Pack Option for VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

References

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-180A.html

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352625

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14023

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277429.htm

http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/276607.htm

http://secunia.com/advisories/15789

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-08-02

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.10453