CVE-2004-1172
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a registration request with a long hostname.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a registration request with a long hostname.
- Record
CVE-2004-1172- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a registration request with a long hostname.
- Record
CVE-2004-1172- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-1170 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a registration request with a long hostname.
- Record
EUVD-2004-1170- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j3rr-g95f-326m No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Agent Browser in Veritas Backup Exec 8.x before 8.60.3878 Hotfix 68, and 9.x before 9.1.4691 Hotfix 40, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a registration request with a long hostname.
- Record
GHSA-j3rr-g95f-326m- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Veritas Backup Exec Name Service - Remote Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-06-22 |
| Exploit-DB | Veritas Backup Exec Agent 8.x/9.x - Browser Overflow | 2005-01-11 |
| Metasploit | Veritas Backup Exec Name Service Overflow | 2004-12-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-1172 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Symantec Veritas Backup Exec, published December 22, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 81.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.