CVE-2005-0772

VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for...

7.5 High

VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for Netware, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Remote Agent crash) via (1) a crafted packet in NDMLSRVR.DLL or (2) a request packet with an invalid (non-0) "Error Status" value, which triggers a null dereference.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

35.7%Up 34.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2005-0772
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-0772
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-0773 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-0773
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-979r-3h3g-55rp 7.5

VERITAS Backup Exec 9.0 through 10.0 for Windows Servers, and 9.0.4019 through 9.1.307 for...

Record: GHSA-979r-3h3g-55rp
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

veritas backup exec

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-2005-0772 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Veritas Backup Exec, published June 26, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 35.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.