CVE-2006-4128
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Symantec VERITAS Backup Exec for Netware Server Remote Agent for Windows Server 9.1 and 9.2 (all builds), Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server Remote Agent for Windows Server 10.1 (builds 10.1.325.6301, 10.1.326.1401, 10.1.326.2501, 10.1.326.3301, and 10.1.327.401), and Backup Exec for Windows Server and Remote Agent 9.1 (build 9.1.4691), 10.0 (builds 10.0.5484 and 10.0.5520), and 10.1 (build 10.1.5629) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC message.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 5.8% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-4118)
- Published
- August 14, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4118 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- symantec veritas / backup exec
- symantec veritas / backup exec
- symantec veritas / backup exec
- symantec veritas / backup exec
- symantec veritas / backup exec
- symantec veritas / backup exec
- symantec veritas / backup exec
- symantec veritas / backup exec
- symantec veritas / backup exec
- symantec veritas / backup exec
- symantec veritas / backup exec
- symantec veritas / backup exec
- symantec veritas / backup exec
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21472(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1380
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.08.11.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016683
- http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/284623.htm(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647796(US Government Resource)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443037/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19479
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3266
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28336
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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