CVE-2013-4678

The NDMP protocol implementation in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive host-version information via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2013-08-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-4678 is rated Low Risk (25.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.54%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4678

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 0.11% 0.54% +0.44%
2 2025-03-30 0.20% 0.11% -0.09%
3 2025-03-29 0.20%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4678

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.7 2.0 LOW
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
5.1 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4678

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4678

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec backup_exec 2010 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec backup_exec 2010_r3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec:2010_r3:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec backup_exec 2010_r3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec:2010_r3:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec backup_exec 2012 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec:2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec backup_exec 2012 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:backup_exec:2012:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4678

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