Netvault Backup
CVE-2015-5696
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
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| Impact | CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 16.25%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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Dell Netvault Backup before 10.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted request. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 16.2%.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Dell Netvault Backup before 10.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted request. Affected products include: Dell Netvault Backup. Version information: before 10.0.5.
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Dell Netvault Backup before 10.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted request.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EPSS
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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