Symantec Veritas Backup Exec for Windows Server RPC Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Symantec Veritas Backup Exec for Windows Server RPC Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Symantec Veritas Backup Exec for Windows Server is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to bounds-check user-supplied data before copying it into an insufficiently sized buffer.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges. Successfully exploiting this issue will result in the complete compromise of affected computers. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.