PT-2017-3514
CVE-2017-6406
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Published
2017-02-28
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Updated
2019-10-03
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Veritas NetBackup versions prior to 7.7.2
Veritas NetBackup Appliance versions prior to 2.7.2
Description
The issue allows for arbitrary privileged command execution using whitelist directory escape with "../" substrings. It is related to insufficient restriction of permitted user command execution. An attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary privileged commands.
Recommendations
For Veritas NetBackup versions prior to 7.7.2, update to version 7.7.2 or later.
For Veritas NetBackup Appliance versions prior to 2.7.2, update to version 2.7.2 or later.
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