FKIE_CVE-2006-6222

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-12-14 20:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:32
Severity
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request with a malformed length prefix.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23368Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/2033
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1017379Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/607312Patch, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454313/100/0/threaded
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.orghttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-049.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30882
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30883
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23368Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2033
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1017379Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/607312Patch, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454313/100/0/threaded
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-364da2661108http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-049.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30882
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30883
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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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:32:42.523",
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