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MEDIUM · 6.5

CVE-2022-42306

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 8.2 and related Veritas products. An attacker with local access can send a crafted packet to pbx_exchange during registration and cause a NULL poin...

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 8.2 and related Veritas products. An attacker with local access can send a crafted packet to pbx_exchange during registration and cause a NULL pointer exception, effectively crashing the pbx_exchange process.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
VeritasNetbackup<= 8.2

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-42306?

CVE-2022-42306 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup through 8.2 and related Veritas products. An attacker with local access can send a crafted packet to pbx_exchange during registration and cause a NULL poin...

How severe is CVE-2022-42306?

CVE-2022-42306 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-42306?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Veritas Netbackup.