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CVE DATABASE  /  CVE-2005-0772

CVE-2005-0772

CVSS 7.5 · HIGH

Summary

VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Remote Agent crash) via (1) a crafted packet in NDMLSRVR.DLL or (2) a request packet with an invalid (non-0) "Error Status" value, which triggers a null dereference.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Base score7.5 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vectorNETWORK
Attack complexityLOW
Privileges requiredNONE
User interactionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH

Weakness type (CWE)

Affected products

Veritas backup exec
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References

Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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