Security Vulnerability in VERITAS (Symantec) NetBackup 6.0/6.5 GUI

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Security Vulnerability in VERITAS (Symantec) NetBackup 6.0/6.5 GUI

1. Impact

A security vulnerability in VERITAS (Symantec) NetBackup 6.0/6.5 affecting the JAVA GUI application jnbSA(1M) may allow a local user with "admin" privileges the ability to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the server .

This issue is referenced in Symantec Security Advisory SYM08-016 at:

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.09.24a.html

2. Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• VERITAS (Symantec) NetBackup 6.0 without patch 122073-04 or 119009-11
• VERITAS (Symantec) NetBackup 6.5 without patch 127655-02
  

x86 Platform

• VERITAS (Symantec) NetBackup 6.5 without patch 127656-02

Notes:

1. This issue does not affect any versions of NetBackup previous to 6.0
2. NetBackup 6.0 and earlier was not released for the x86 Platform.
   

3. Symptoms

There are no reliable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited.

4. Workaround

There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below.

5. Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

• VERITAS (Symantec) NetBackup 6.0 with patch 122073-04 (or later) or patch 119009-11 (or later)
• VERITAS (Symantec) NetBackup 6.5 with patch 127655-02 or later

x86 Platform

• VERITAS (Symantec) NetBackup 6.5 with patch 127656-02 or later

Notes:

Patches 119009-11 and 122073-04 have identical binaries, with the only difference being the version of VRTSnetbp being patched. Only one of the patches will be applied to a NetBackup system based on the following:

Patch 119009-11 is applicable to VERITAS NetBackup 6.0 Product for GA, with version string VERSION=6.0,REV=2005.09.07.19.13.

Patch 122073-04 is applicable to VERITAS NetBackup 6.0 MP4 CD with version string VERSION=6.0,REV=2006.11.09.18.12.

To determine the version of NetBackup installation, the following command can be used:

$ pkgparam VRTSnetbp VERSION
VERSION=6.0,REV=2005.09.07.19.13

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Modification History

30-Sep-2008: Updated Contributing Factors and Resolution sections; now Resolved

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