CVE-2006-1298

Format string vulnerability in the Job Engine service (bengine.exe) in the Media Server in Veritas Backup Exec 10d (10.1) for Windows Servers rev. 5629, Backup Exec 10.0 for Windows Servers rev. 5520, Backup Exec 10.0 for Windows Servers rev. 5484, and Backup Exec 9.1 for Windows Servers rev. 4691, when the job log mode is Full Detailed (aka Full Details), allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted filename on a machine that is backed up by Backup Exec.

Published: 2006-03-19 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-1298 is rated Moderate Risk (45/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.95%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1298

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 2.44% 1.95% -0.49%
2 2025-03-30 2.33% 2.44% +0.12%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.33% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1298

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1298

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-1298

Solution: This vulnerability can only be exploited if the 'job log' mode is set to "Full Detailed" (aka Full Details). Other older versions of Windows Server (those that have been End-Of-Life'd) should be upgraded to the latest patch of one of the current versions listed above.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1298

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec_veritas backup_exec 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas backup_exec 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:backup_exec:10.0:*:windows_servers:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1298

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