FKIE_CVE-2006-4902

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-12-14 20:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:30
Severity
Summary
The NetBackup bpcd daemon (bpcd.exe) in Symantec Veritas NetBackup 5.0 before 5.0_MP7, 5.1 before 5.1_MP6, and 6.0 before 6.0_MP4 does not properly check for chained commands, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by appending malicious commands to valid commands.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23368Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1017379Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.iss.net/threats/247.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/252936Patch, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21565Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.12.13a.htmlPatch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4999
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27638
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23368Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1017379Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/threats/247.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/252936Patch, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21565Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.12.13a.htmlPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4999
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27638
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
symantec veritas_netbackup_client 5.0
symantec veritas_netbackup_client 5.1
symantec veritas_netbackup_client 6.0
symantec veritas_netbackup_enterprise_server 5.0
symantec veritas_netbackup_enterprise_server 5.1
symantec veritas_netbackup_enterprise_server 6.0
symantec veritas_netbackup_server 5.0
symantec veritas_netbackup_server 5.1
symantec veritas_netbackup_server 6.0
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