CVE-2006-1298

high

Description

Format string vulnerability in the Job Engine service (bengine.exe) in the Media Server in Veritas Backup Exec 10d (10.1) for Windows Servers rev. 5629, Backup Exec 10.0 for Windows Servers rev. 5520, Backup Exec 10.0 for Windows Servers rev. 5484, and Backup Exec 9.1 for Windows Servers rev. 4691, when the job log mode is Full Detailed (aka Full Details), allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename on a machine that is backed up by Backup Exec.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25310

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0996

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.03.17b.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17096

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428223/100/0/threaded

http://support.veritas.com/docs/282254

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015785

http://secunia.com/advisories/19242

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-03-19

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02444