CVE-2021-27877

An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2. It supports multiple authentication schemes: SHA authentication is one of these. This authentication scheme is no longer used in current versions of the product, but hadn't yet been disabled. An attacker could remotely exploit this scheme to gain unauthorized access to an Agent and execute privileged commands.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:58

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : 7.5
v3 : 9.8
v2 : 7.5
v3 : 8.2
References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001#issue1 - Vendor Advisory () https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001#issue1 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-03-01 22:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:58


NVD link : CVE-2021-27877

Mitre link : CVE-2021-27877

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-27877


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Products Affected

veritas

  • backup_exec
CWE
CWE-287

Improper Authentication