VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Remote Agent crash) via (1) a crafted packet in NDMLSRVR.DLL or (2) a request packet with an invalid (non-0) "Error Status" value, which triggers a null dereference.
Published 2005-06-28 04:00:00
Updated 2023-12-28 15:29:14
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0772

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 18.33%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 96 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-0772

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
NIST
7.5
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2005-0772

  • A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2005-0772

Products affected by CVE-2005-0772

  • Veritas » Backup Exec » For Windows Server
    Versions from including (>=) 9.0 and up to, including, (<=) 10.0
    cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:windows_server:*:*
  • Veritas » Backup Exec » For Netware
    Versions from including (>=) 9.0.4019 and up to, including, (<=) 9.1.307
    cpe:2.3:a:veritas:backup_exec:*:*:*:*:*:netware:*:*
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