CVE-2015-6550 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Veritas NetBackup servers via crafted input to the bpcd service.
- 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-2015-6550?
CVE-2015-6550 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, published on 7 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
bpcd in Veritas NetBackup 7.x through 7.5.0.7, 7.6.0.x through 7.6.0.4, 7.6.1.x through 7.6.1.2, and 7.7.x before 7.7.2 and NetBackup Appliance through 2.5.4, 2.6.0.x through 2.6.0.4, 2.6.1.x through 2.6.1.2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6550?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Veritas Netbackup, Veritas Netbackup Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6550?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6550 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2015-6550 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Veritas Netbackup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jr78-c2rr-w8xc.