CVE-2002-1117 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 1 Sep 2004 Updated 9 Oct 2026

Veritas Backup Exec requires disabling anonymous access restrictions, allowing attackers to list SAM database and shares without authentication.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2002-1117?

CVE-2002-1117 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Veritas Backup Exec 8.5 and earlier requires that the "RestrictAnonymous" registry key for Microsoft Exchange 2000 must be set to 0, which enables anonymous listing of the SAM database and shares.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1117?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Veritas Backup Exec.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1117?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-1117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4j38-r6gm-8xqf.