Symantec VERITAS NetBackup PureDisk authentication bypass
| netbackup-puredisk-auth-bypass (28415) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Symantec Veritas NetBackup PureDisk Remote Office Edition could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the system, caused by an unspecified vulnerability in the management interface authentication process. An attacker with access to the network and server that is hosting the management interface could exploit this vulnerability to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized privileges on the underlying system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Apply Security Pack NB_PDE_60_MP1_P01, as listed in Symantec Security Advisory SYM06-015. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Aug 16 2006 - 14:57:17 CDT : SYM06-16 Symantec NetBackup PureDisk Remote Office Edition Elevation of Privilege.
- SYM06-015: Symantec NetBackup PureDisk: Non-Privileged User Authentication Bypass Elevation of Privilege .
- BID-19524: Symantec NetBackup PureDisk Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4228: Symantec Veritas NetBackup PureDisk Remote Office Edition 6.0 before MP1 20060816 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges via unknown attack vectors in the management interface.
- SA21507: Symantec NetBackup PureDisk Authentication Bypass
- SECTRACK ID: 1016704: Symantec NetBackup PureDisk Lets Remote Users Access the System in Certain Cases
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3299: Symantec Veritas NetBackup PureDisk Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- RedHat Linux
- SUSE SuSE Linux
- Symantec VERITAS NetBackup PureDisk Remote Office 6.0 MP1
- Symantec VERITAS NetBackup PureDisk Remote Office 6.0 GA
Reported:
Aug 16, 2006
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