Critical severity · published May 9, 2017
CVE-2017-8858
In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated privileged remote file write using the 'bprd' process
9.8
CVSS
2.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated privileged remote file write using the 'bprd' process.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.7% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
NetBackup · Veritas
through 8.0 · source: NVD
NA
Netbackup Appliance · Veritas
through 3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8858
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8858
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98381
Vendor Advisory
https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.html#Issue3
More from NetBackup
9.8
CVE-2024-28222
In Veritas NetBackup before 8.1.2 and NetBackup Appliance before 3.1.2, the BPCD process inadequately validates the file path, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to upload and…
9.8
CVE-2022-42302
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 10.0 and related Veritas products
9.8
CVE-2022-42303
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 10.0 and related Veritas products
9.8
CVE-2022-42304
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 10.0 and related Veritas products
9.8
CVE-2022-42307
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 10.0.0.1 and related Veritas products