CVE-2017-6401 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands via bpcd and bpnbat utilities in Veritas NetBackup, leading to potential privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6401?
CVE-2017-6401 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Veritas Netbackup, published on 2 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup before 8.0 and NetBackup Appliance before 3.0. Local arbitrary command execution can occur when using bpcd and bpnbat.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6401?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Veritas Netbackup, Veritas Netbackup Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6401?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6401 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-2017-6401 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6401 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Veritas Netbackup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5cg-8478-w375.