CVE-2017-6408 Race condition in n/a
A local attacker can exploit a race condition in pbx_exchange to escalate privileges by connecting to a socket before permissions are secured.
- 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-2017-6408?
CVE-2017-6408 is a high-severity 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 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier. A local-privilege-escalation race condition in pbx_exchange can occur when a local user connects to a socket before permissions are secured.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6408?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Veritas Netbackup, Veritas Netbackup Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6408?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6408 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-6408 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6408 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Veritas Netbackup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mvr-v67w-f6vh.