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CVE-2006-5822

CRITICAL
10.0
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.0050%
EPSS Percentile4.54th
PublishedDec 14, 2006
Last ModifiedApr 23, 2026

Vulnerability Description

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 CONNECT_OPTIONS request, a different issue than CVE-2006-6222.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

📦
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

References & Advisories

🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/23368
🔗 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017379
🔗 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/650432
🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454314/100/0/threaded
🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21565
🔗 http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.12.13a.html
🔗 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4999
🔗 http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-050.html

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