Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-8857

Description

In Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and earlier and NetBackup Appliance 3.0 and earlier, there is unauthenticated file copy and arbitrary remote command execution using the 'bprd' process.

Affected products

Symantec/Netbackup
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=8.0
Symantec/NetBackup Appliance
cpe:2.3:a:veritas:netbackup_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/98384nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-004.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

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