CVE-2017-6404 json
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Before 7.7 and NetBackup Appliance Before 2.7.
published 2017-03-02 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-15461
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Before 7.7 and NetBackup Appliance Before 2.7. There are world-writable log files, allowing destruction or spoofing of log data.
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
References
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veritas.com
/content/support/en_US/security/VTS17-003.html#Issue9
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/96494
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-6404
- NVD CVE-2017-6404
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.