FKIE_CVE-2004-1172
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-01-10 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:07
Severity
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a registration request with a long hostname.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| symantec_veritas | backup_exec | 8.0 | |
| symantec_veritas | backup_exec | 8.5 | |
| symantec_veritas | backup_exec | 8.6 | |
| symantec_veritas | backup_exec | 9.0 | |
| symantec_veritas | backup_exec | 9.1 |
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