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CVE-2013-4575

Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010...

7.9 High

Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

1.49%Down 2.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.9

Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2013-4575
CVSS 2.0
7.9 HighAV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2013-4575
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4433 No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record
EUVD-2013-4433
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mm43-pqgm-q482 No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010...

Heap-based buffer overflow in the utility program in the Linux agent in Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (agent crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-mm43-pqgm-q482
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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In short

CVE-2013-4575 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.9) in Symantec Backup Exec, published August 4, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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