Static Password Vulnerability in VERITAS Backup Exec and NetBackup

CVE-2005-2611 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

VERITAS Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.6 through 10.0, Backup Exec for NetWare Servers 9.0 and 9.1, and NetBackup for NetWare Media Server Option 4.5 through 5.1 uses a static password during authentication from the NDMP agent to the server, which allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files with the backup server.

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