CVE-2004-1172

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a registration request with a long hostname.

Published: 2005-01-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1172 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 81.79%, 100th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-1172

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16331 exploit_db edb 2010-06-22 Exploit-DB ↗
750 exploit_db edb 2005-01-11 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1172

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 82.22% 81.79% -0.43%
2 2025-12-30 78.98% 82.22% +3.24%
3 2025-04-19 — 78.98% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1172

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1172

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1172

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec_veritas backup_exec 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 8.5 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 8.6 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1172

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