CVE-2008-5408

Buffer overflow in the data management protocol in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers 11.0 (aka 11d) builds 6235 and 7170, 12.0 build 1364, and 12.5 build 2213 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors. NOTE: this can be exploited by unauthenticated remote attackers by leveraging CVE-2008-5407.

• CWE-119

• http://secunia.com/advisories/32810Vendor Advisory
• http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.11.19.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/314528.htmPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32346Patch
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021246
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3209
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46731
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32810Vendor Advisory
• http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.11.19.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/314528.htmPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32346Patch
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021246
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3209
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46731

Published

Dec 10, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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