Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published May 10, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8895
CVE-2017-8895
Description
In Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160, and 16 before FP1, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in multiple agents that can lead to a denial of service or remote code execution. An unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to crash the agent or potentially take control of the agent process and then the system it is running on.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <14.1.1786.1126
- (no CPE)range: 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160, 16 before FP1
Patches
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References
4- www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-006.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98386nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038561nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42282/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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