What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-4575?

CVE-2013-4575 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.9 (High). CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.3%.

Backup Exec CVE-2013-4575

HIGH

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2013-08-05 secure@symantec.com

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service RCE Backup Exec

7.9

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.9 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Adjacent

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Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 05, 2013 - 13:22 cve.org

HIGH 7.9

DescriptionCVE.org

Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

AnalysisAI

Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.9). No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Symantec Backup Exec. Version information: before 2010.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.