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

27 Sep 2022, 20:15

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References (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html - (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

26 Sep 2022, 18:15

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References
  • (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168506/Veritas-Backup-Exec-Agent-Remote-Code-Execution.html -

08 Mar 2021, 16:53

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 7.5
v3 : 9.8
CWE CWE-287
References (MISC) https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001#issue1 - (MISC) https://www.veritas.com/content/support/en_US/security/VTS21-001#issue1 - Vendor Advisory

01 Mar 2021, 22:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-03-01 22:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:41


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