CVE-2018-1162

HIGH

Quest NetVault Backup 11.2.0.13 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on vulnerable installations of Quest NetVault Backup 11.2.0.13. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be easily bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the handling of Export requests. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to arbitrarily overwrite files resulting in a denial-of-service condition. Was ZDI-CAN-4222.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-005

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0503
EPSS Percentile 91.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
quest/netvault_backup 11.2.0.13
Published Feb 08, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026