CVE-2006-4902

critical

Description

The NetBackup bpcd daemon (bpcd.exe) in Symantec Veritas NetBackup 5.0 before 5.0_MP7, 5.1 before 5.1_MP6, and 6.0 before 6.0_MP4 does not properly check for chained commands, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by appending malicious commands to valid commands.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27638

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4999

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.12.13a.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21565

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/252936

http://www.iss.net/threats/247.html

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017379

http://secunia.com/advisories/23368

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-12-14

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

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

Severity: Critical

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: 0.07279