CVE-2017-8895

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.

• CWE-416

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98386Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038561Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42282/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-006.html#Issue1Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98386Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038561Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42282/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-006.html#Issue1Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

May 10, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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