CVE-2017-8895
CRITICALVeritas Backup Exec <16 FP1 - Use After Free
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Exploits (2)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42282
metasploit
WORKING POC
NORMAL
by Matthew Daley · rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/backupexec/ssl_uaf.rb
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.6706
EPSS Percentile
98.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (1)
veritas/backup_exec
< 14.1.1786.1126
Published
May 10, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026