>> Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager File Upload Issue
Title : Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager File Upload Issue VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0413 CVE ID : CVE-2008-0457
Rated as : High Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-02-05
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager, which could be exploited by attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by an error in the FileUpload Class running on the Symantec LiveState Apache Tomcat server, which could be exploited by attackers to upload and place malicious files on a vulnerable server through a specially crafted HTTP Post request, and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
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