Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 28, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-0989
CVE-2006-0989
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the volume manager daemon (vmd) in Veritas NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.0 through 6.0 and DataCenter and BusinesServer 4.5FP and 4.5MP allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
11cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:4.5.0:fp:businessserver:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:4.5.0:fp:businessserver:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:4.5.0:fp:datacenter:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:4.5.0:mp:businessserver:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:4.5.0:mp:datacenter:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:5.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:5.0:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:5.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:5.1:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:6.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:6.0:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 4.5FP, 4.5MP
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
11- seer.support.veritas.com/docs/281521.htmnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/880801nvdUS Government Resource
- securityreason.com/securityalert/639nvd
- securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.03.27.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.osvdb.org/24172nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428944/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17264nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1124nvd
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-005.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25471nvd
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