CVE-2005-2715

Exp

Format string vulnerability in the Java user interface service (bpjava-msvc) daemon for VERITAS NetBackup Data and Business Center 4.5FP and 4.5MP, and NetBackup Enterprise/Server/Client 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the COMMAND_LOGON_TO_MSERVER command.

Published: 2005-10-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2715 is rated High Exploit Risk (94.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 66.31%, 98th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +13.70% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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-2005-2715

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1264 exploit_db edb 2005-10-20 Exploit-DB ↗
1265 exploit_db edb 2005-10-20 Exploit-DB ↗
1263 exploit_db edb 2005-10-20 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2715

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 52.61% 66.31% +13.70%
2 2025-03-29 66.31% 52.61% -13.70%
3 2025-03-23 — 66.31% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2715

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-2005-2715

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2715

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec_veritas netbackup_data_and_business_center 4.5fp cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup_data_and_business_center:4.5fp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas netbackup_data_and_business_center 4.5mp cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup_data_and_business_center:4.5mp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas netbackup_enterprise_server_client 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup_enterprise_server_client:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas netbackup_enterprise_server_client 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup_enterprise_server_client:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas netbackup_enterprise_server_client 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup_enterprise_server_client:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2715

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