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TITLE:
VERITAS NetBackup Request Packet Handling Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA15798

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15798/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
VERITAS NetBackup DataCenter 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/2112/
VERITAS NetBackup BusinesServer 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/4120/
VERITAS NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/4121/
VERITAS NetBackup Server 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/4122/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in VERITAS NetBackup for NetWare
Media Servers, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling
request packets and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a
specially crafted request packet.

Successful exploitation crashes the application. Code execution is
reportedly not possible.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

NetBackup 4.5 Maintenance Pack track:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/277495

NetBackup 4.5 Feature Pack track:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/277496

NetBackup Enterprise Server / NetBackup Server 5.0:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/277497

NetBackup Enterprise Server / NetBackup Server 5.1:
http://support.veritas.com/docs/277498

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits iDEFENSE.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
VERITAS:
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277485.htm

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