CVE-2008-5408
Buffer overflow in the data management protocol in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers 11.0 (aka 11d) builds 6235 and 7170, 12.0 build 1364, and 12.5 build 2213 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors. NOTE: this can be exploited by unauthenticated remote attackers by leveraging CVE-2008-5407.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 4.5% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5385)
- Published
- December 10, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5385 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- symantec / backup exec for windows server
- symantec / backup exec for windows server
- symantec / backup exec for windows server
- symantec / backup exec for windows server
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32810(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.11.19.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/314528.htm(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32346(Patch)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021246
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3209
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46731
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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