CVE-2005-2051

Buffer overflow in the VERITAS Backup Exec Web Administration Console (BEWAC) 9.0 4367 through 10.0 rev. 5484 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2005-06-28 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2051 is rated Moderate Risk (60.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.34%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2051

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 2025-03-30 4.85% 4.34% -0.51%
2 2025-03-29 4.34% 4.85% +0.51%
3 2025-03-19 — 4.34% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2051

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-2005-2051

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2051

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.4454 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.0_rev.4454:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1_rev.4691 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1_rev.4691:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 10.0_rev.5484 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:10.0_rev.5484:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2051

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