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>> Symantec Backup Exec SRM Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Title : Symantec Backup Exec SRM Directory Traversal Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1686
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2512
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-05-28


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A vulnerability has been identified in Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions and disclose sensitive information. This issue is caused by an unspecified input validation error when processing user-supplied requests, which could be exploited by an authorized network user to read privileged system files via directory traversal attacks and potentially gain unauthorized access to a vulnerable system.

Affected Products

Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager versions prior to 7.0.4
Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager versions prior to 8.0.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.0.4 or 8.0.2 :
https://fileconnect.symantec.com

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1686
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.05.28c.html

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Nicolas Pouvesle (Tenable Security).

ChangeLog

2008-05-28 : Initial release

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