Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-4902
CVE-2006-4902
Description
The NetBackup bpcd daemon (bpcd.exe) in Symantec Veritas NetBackup 5.0 before 5.0_MP7, 5.1 before 5.1_MP6, and 6.0 before 6.0_MP4 does not properly check for chained commands, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by appending malicious commands to valid commands.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_client:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_client:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_client:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_client:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_enterprise_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_enterprise_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_enterprise_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_enterprise_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.0 < 5.0_MP7, 5.1 < 5.1_MP6, 6.0 < 6.0_MP4
Patches
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References
8- secunia.com/advisories/23368nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/252936nvdPatchUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21565nvdPatch
- www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.12.13a.htmlnvdPatch
- www.iss.net/threats/247.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4999nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27638nvd
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