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CVE-2007-6017

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1EPSS 3.1%EU EUVD

The PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, exposes the unsafe Save method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash), or create or overwrite arbitrary files, via string values of the (1) _DOWText0, (2) _DOWText1, (3) _DOWText2, (4) _DOWText3, (5) _DOWText4, (6) _DOWText5, (7) _DOWText6, (8) _MonthText0, (9) _MonthText1, (10) _MonthText2, (11) _MonthText3, (12) _MonthText4, (13) _MonthText5, (14) _MonthText6, (15) _MonthText7, (16) _MonthText8, (17) _MonthText9, (18) _MonthText10, and (19) _MonthText11 properties. NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.

Key facts

CVSS score
5.1 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
3.1% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2007-5987)
Published
February 29, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-5987 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • symantec / backup exec for windows server
  • symantec / backup exec for windows server
  • symantec / backup exec for windows server

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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