CVE-2005-0773

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in VERITAS Backup Exec Remote Agent 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH request with authentication method type 3 (Windows credentials) and a long password argument.

Published: 2005-06-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0773 is rated High Exploit Risk (77/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 72.61%, 99th 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-2005-0773

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16332 exploit_db edb 2010-07-03 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0773

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 2026-05-24 75.18% 72.61% -2.57%
2 2025-03-30 77.76% 75.18% -2.58%
3 2025-03-29 — 77.76% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0773

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0773

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0773

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.0.4019 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0.4019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.0.4170 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0.4170:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.0.4172 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0.4172:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.0.4174 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0.4174:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.0.4202 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0.4202:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.0_rev.4367 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0_rev.4367:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.0_rev.4367_sp1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0_rev.4367_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.0_rev.4454 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0_rev.4454:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.0_rev.4454_sp1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0_rev.4454_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1.306 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1.306:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1.307 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1.307:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1.1067.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1.1067.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1.1067.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1.1067.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1.1127.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1.1127.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1.1151.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1.1151.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1.1152 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1.1152:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1.1152.4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1.1152.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1.1154 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1.1154:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1_rev.4691 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1_rev.4691:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1_rev.4691_sp2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1_rev.4691_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 10.0_rev.5484 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:10.0_rev.5484:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 10.0_rev.5484_sp1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:10.0_rev.5484_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0773

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