CVE-2006-0990

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBackup Catalog daemon (bpdbm) in Veritas NetBackup...

9.0 High

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBackup Catalog daemon (bpdbm) in Veritas NetBackup Enterprise Server 5.0 through 6.0 and DataCenter and BusinesServer 4.5FP and 4.5MP allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Exploit likelihood

8.11%Up 4.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.0

Record: CVE-2006-0990
CVSS 2.0: 9.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-0990
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-0993 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-0993
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9c6j-2jqw-88qh No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the NetBackup Catalog daemon (bpdbm) in Veritas NetBackup...

Record: GHSA-9c6j-2jqw-88qh
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

veritas netbackup

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-0990 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Veritas Netbackup, published March 28, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.11%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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