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CVE-2009-3027: Symantec Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server: Remote code execution

CVE-2009-3027 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Symantec Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server, along with 3 other products in NVD’s configuration data. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

VRTSweb.exe in VRTSweb in Symantec Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server (CPS) 11d, 12.0, and 12.5; Veritas NetBackup Operations Manager (NOM) 6.0 GA through 6.5.5; Veritas Backup Reporter (VBR) 6.0 GA through 6.6; Veritas Storage Foundation (SF) 3.5; Veritas Storage Foundation for Windows High Availability (SFWHA) 4.3MP2, 5.0, 5.0RP1a, 5.0RP2, 5.1, and 5.1AP1; Veritas Storage Foundation for High Availability (SFHA) 3.5; Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle (SFO) 4.1, 5.0, and 5.0.1; Veritas Storage Foundation for DB2 4.1 and 5.0; Veritas Storage Foundation for Sybase 4.1 and 5.0; Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle Real Application Cluster (SFRAC) 3.5, 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0; Veritas Storage Foundation Manager (SFM) 1.0, 1.0 MP1, 1.1, 1.1.1Ux, 1.1.1Win, and 2.0; Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) 3.5, 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0; Veritas Cluster Server One (VCSOne) 2.0, 2.0.1, and 2.0.2; Veritas Application Director (VAD) 1.1 and 1.1 Platform Expansion; Veritas Cluster Server Management Console (VCSMC) 5.1, 5.5, and 5.5.1; Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System (SFCFS) 3.5, 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0; Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System for Oracle RAC (SFCFS RAC) 5.0; Veritas Command Central Storage (CCS) 4.x, 5.0, and 5.1; Veritas Command Central Enterprise Reporter (CC-ER) 5.0 GA, 5.0 MP1, 5.0 MP1RP1, and 5.1; Veritas Command Central Storage Change Manager (CC-SCM) 5.0 and 5.1; and Veritas MicroMeasure 5.0 does not properly validate authentication requests, which allows remote attackers to trigger the unpacking of a WAR archive, and execute arbitrary code in the contained files, via crafted data to TCP port 14300.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Underlying weakness

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected products

Symantec Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server: 11d; 12.0; 12.5
Symantec Veritas Application Director: 1.1
Symantec Veritas Cluster Server: 3.5; 4.0; 4.1; 5.0
Symantec Veritas Cluster Server Management Console: 5.1; 5.5; 5.5.1
Symantec Veritas Cluster Server One: 2.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2
Symantec Veritas Command Central Enterprise Reporter: 5.0_ga; 5.0mp1; 5.0mp1rp1; 5.1
Symantec Veritas Command Central Storage: 4.x; 5.0; 5.1
Symantec Veritas Command Central Storage Change Manager: 5.0; 5.1
Symantec Veritas Micromeasure: 5.0
Symantec Veritas Netbackup Operations Manager: 6.0_ga; 6.5.5
Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation: 3.5
Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System: 3.5; 4.0; 4.1; 5.0
Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System For Oracle Rac: 5.0
Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation For Db2: 4.1; 5.0
Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation For High Availability: 3.5