CVE-2005-3116

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in a shared library as used by the Volume Manager daemon (vmd) in VERITAS NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.0 MP1 to MP5 and 5.1 up to MP3A allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.

Published: 2005-11-18 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3116 is rated High Exploit Risk (94.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 55.11%, 98th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +14.44% 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-2005-3116

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1421 exploit_db edb 2006-01-16 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3116

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 40.67% 55.11% +14.44%
2 2025-03-29 55.11% 40.67% -14.44%
3 2025-03-23 — 55.11% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3116

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-2005-3116

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2005-3116

Solution: Failed exploit attempts may result in a denial-of-service condition.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3116

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec_veritas netbackup 5.0_with_mp1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup:5.0_with_mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas netbackup 5.0_with_mp2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup:5.0_with_mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas netbackup 5.0_with_mp3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup:5.0_with_mp3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas netbackup 5.0_with_mp4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup:5.0_with_mp4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas netbackup 5.0_with_mp5 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup:5.0_with_mp5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas netbackup 5.1_with_mp1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup:5.1_with_mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas netbackup 5.1_with_mp2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup:5.1_with_mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas netbackup 5.1_with_mp3a cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup:5.1_with_mp3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas netbackup 5.1_without_mp cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:netbackup:5.1_without_mp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3116

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