CVE-2006-6222

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBackup bpcd daemon (bpcd.exe) in Symantec Veritas NetBackup 5.0 before 5.0_MP7, 5.1 before 5.1_MP6, and 6.0 before 6.0_MP4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request with a malformed length prefix.

Published: 2006-12-14 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-6222 is rated High Risk (74.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 39.13%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6222

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 2025-08-02 38.27% 39.13% +0.86%
2 2025-03-30 28.97% 38.27% +9.30%
3 2025-03-29 — 28.97% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6222

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-2006-6222

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6222

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-6222: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6222

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6222

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec veritas_netbackup_client 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_client:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec veritas_netbackup_client 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_client:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec veritas_netbackup_client 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_client:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec veritas_netbackup_enterprise_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_enterprise_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec veritas_netbackup_enterprise_server 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_enterprise_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec veritas_netbackup_enterprise_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_enterprise_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec veritas_netbackup_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec veritas_netbackup_server 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec veritas_netbackup_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_netbackup_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6222

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