CVE-2017-8895
Scores
EPSS
Percentile: 67.1%
CVSS
CVSS Score: 9.8/10
All CVSS Scores
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vector Breakdown
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) vector provides detailed metrics about vulnerability characteristics
CVSS
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Describes how the vulnerability is exploited
Attack Complexity
Low (L)
Describes the conditions beyond the attacker's control
Privileges Required
None (N)
Describes the level of privileges an attacker must possess
User Interaction
None (N)
Captures the requirement for a human user participation
Scope
Unchanged (U)
Determines if a successful attack impacts components beyond the vulnerable component
Confidentiality Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to the confidentiality of information
Integrity Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability
Availability Impact
High (H)
Measures the impact to the availability of the impacted component
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vector Breakdown
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) vector provides detailed metrics about vulnerability characteristics
CVSS
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Describes how the vulnerability is exploited
Attack Complexity
Low (L)
Describes the conditions beyond the attacker's control
Authentication
None (N)
Describes the level of privileges an attacker must possess
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Measures the impact to the confidentiality of information
Integrity Impact
Complete
Measures the impact to integrity of a successfully exploited vulnerability
Availability Impact
Complete
Measures the impact to the availability of the impacted component
Description
In Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160, and 16 before FP1, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in multiple agents that can lead to a denial of service or remote code execution. An unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to crash the agent or potentially take control of the agent process and then the system it is running on.
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Exploits
Vulnerable Software (1)
Type: Configuration
Vendor: *
Product: backup_exec
Operating System: * * *
{ "cpe_match": [ { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "14.1.1786.1126", "vulnerable": true }, { "cpe23uri": "cpe:...
{ "cpe_match": [ { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "14.1.1786.1126", "vulnerable": true }, { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "14.2.1180.3160", "vulnerable": true }, { "cpe23uri": "cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionEndExcluding": "16.0.1142.1327", "vulnerable": true } ], "operator": "OR"}
Source: nvd