CVE-2005-2389

NDMP server in Veritas NetBackup 5.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a CONFIG message with an out-of-range timestamp, which triggers a null dereference.

Published: 2005-07-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2389 is rated Moderate Risk (41.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.05%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2389

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 0.42% 1.05% +0.64%
2 2025-03-30 0.63% 0.42% -0.21%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.63% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2389

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2389

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2389

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec_veritas netbackup_enterprise_server 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup_enterprise_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas netbackup_server 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2389

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