CVE-2022-36998
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CVE-2022-36998 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1 (and related NetBackup products). An attacker with authenticated access to a NetBackup Client could remotely trigger a stack-based buffer overflow on the NetBackup Primary server, resulting in a denial of service.. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup 8.1.x through 8.1.2, 8.2, 8.3.x through 8.3.0.2, 9.x through 9.0.0.1, and 9.1.x through 9.1.0.1 (and related NetBackup products). An attacker with authenticated access to a NetBackup Client could remotely trigger a stack-based buffer overflow on the NetBackup Primary server, resulting in a denial of service.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veritas | Flex Appliance | 1.2 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Appliance | 1.3 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Appliance | 2.0 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Appliance | 2.0.1 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Appliance | 2.0.2 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Appliance | 2.1 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Scale | 1.3.1 | — |
| Veritas | Flex Scale | 2.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 8.1.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 8.1.2 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 8.2 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 8.3 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 8.3.0.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 8.3.0.2 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 9.0 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 9.0.0.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 9.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup | 9.1.0.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 3.1.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 3.1.2 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 3.2 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 4.0 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 4.1 | — |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 3.3.0.1 | Maintenance Release1 |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 3.3.0.2 | Maintenance Release1 |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 4.0.0.1 | Maintenance Release1 |
| Veritas | Netbackup Appliance | 4.1.0.1 | Maintenance Release1 |
References
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-004#m3Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS22-004#m3Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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