CVE-2013-4575

high
Published 2013-08-05 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.9
VIR risk
7.9

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
symantecbackup_exec2010
symantecbackup_exec2012

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.