Update: December 15, 2008
A vulnerability in elevating privileges exists for the JP1/VERITAS NetBackup - JAVA Administration GUI. (SYM08-016)
Vulnerability ID
HS08-024
Vulnerability description
A vulnerability in elevating privileges exists for the JP1/VERITAS NetBackup - JAVA Administration GUI. An authorized user without the right level privileges can execute commands that normally require higher-level privileges to execute.
In order to exploit this vulnerability, a user first needs to be authenticated by the system and logged in to the GUI.
Affected products and versions are listed below. Please upgrade your version to the appropriate version, or apply the Workarounds.
Affected products
The information is organized under the following headings:
(Example)
Product name: Gives the name of the affected product.
Symantec product name: Gives the Symantec product name that corresponds to the affected product name.
Version:
- Platform
- Gives the affected version.
Product name: JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.5
Symantec product name: Symantec Veritas NetBackup 6.5
Version(s):
- Windows
- 08-10 to 08-13
Product name: JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 6.0
Symantec product name: Symantec Veritas NetBackup 6.0
Version(s):
- Windows
- 07-60 to 07-67
Product name: JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 5.1
Symantec product name: Symantec Veritas NetBackup 5.1
Version(s):
- Windows
- 07-10 to 07-15
Product name: JP1/VERITAS NetBackup 5
Symantec product name: Symantec Veritas NetBackup 5.0
Version(s):
- Windows
- 07-00 to 07-02
For details on the fixed products, contact your Hitachi support service representative.
Workarounds
The workarounds to this vulnerability are available from the following URL:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.09.24a.html
Revision history
- December 15, 2008
- This page is released.
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