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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-3116 · published 18 November 2005

CVE-2005-3116: Symantec veritas netbackup vulnerability

SSymantec Veritas · Netbackup

Stack-based buffer overflow in a shared library as used by the Volume Manager daemon (vmd) in VERITAS NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.0 MP1 to MP5 and 5.1 up to MP3A allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 28% · top 2.0%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
28%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in a shared library as used by the Volume Manager daemon (vmd) in VERITAS NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.0 MP1 to MP5 and 5.1 up to MP3A allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17503 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.11.08b.html Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015170 Patch
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/279553.htm PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=336&type=vulnerabilities Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/574662 PatchUS Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/20674 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422066/100/0/threaded ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422157/100/0/threaded ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15353 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2349
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22985
http://secunia.com/advisories/17503 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.11.08b.html Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015170 Patch
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/279553.htm PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=336&type=vulnerabilities Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/574662 PatchUS Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/20674 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422066/100/0/threaded ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422157/100/0/threaded ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15353 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2349
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22985

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-3116), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.