Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 4, 2017· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7399
CVE-2016-7399
Description
scripts/license.pl in Veritas NetBackup Appliance 2.6.0.x through 2.6.0.4, 2.6.1.x through 2.6.1.2, 2.7.x through 2.7.3, and 3.0.x allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the hostName parameter to appliancews/getLicense.
Affected products
12cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:2.7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:veritas:netbackup_appliance_firmware:3.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
5- www.veritas.com/support/en_US/article.000116055nvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- www.sec-1.com/blog/2016/veritas-netbackup-appliance-unauthenticated-remote-command-executionnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94384nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS16-002.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037555nvd
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