FKIE_CVE-2007-6017
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-02-29 19:44 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
The PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, exposes the unsafe Save method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash), or create or overwrite arbitrary files, via string values of the (1) _DOWText0, (2) _DOWText1, (3) _DOWText2, (4) _DOWText3, (5) _DOWText4, (6) _DOWText5, (7) _DOWText6, (8) _MonthText0, (9) _MonthText1, (10) _MonthText2, (11) _MonthText3, (12) _MonthText4, (13) _MonthText5, (14) _MonthText6, (15) _MonthText7, (16) _MonthText8, (17) _MonthText9, (18) _MonthText10, and (19) _MonthText11 properties. NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| symantec | backup_exec_for_windows_server | 11d | |
| symantec | backup_exec_for_windows_server | 11d | |
| symantec | backup_exec_for_windows_server | 12.0 |
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"lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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