CVE-2015-6551 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can sniff network traffic to obtain sensitive information because the administration console does not use TLS encryption.
- 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-2015-6551?
CVE-2015-6551 is a medium-severity 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
Veritas NetBackup 7.x through 7.5.0.7 and 7.6.0.x through 7.6.0.4 and NetBackup Appliance through 2.5.4 and 2.6.0.x through 2.6.0.4 do not use TLS for administration-console traffic to the NBU server, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network for key-exchange packets.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6551?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Veritas Netbackup, Veritas Netbackup Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6551?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-6551 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6551 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Veritas Netbackup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3v3-mrmr-8g62.