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CVE-2005-2389: NDMP server in Veritas NetBackup 5.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a CONFIG message wit...

NDMP server in Veritas NetBackup 5.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a CONFIG message with an out-of-range timestamp, which triggers a null dereference.

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This older Veritas NetBackup flaw can crash the NDMP server when it receives malformed timestamp data, causing a denial of service. The main business concern is backup availability, not data theft, based on the supplied sources. Exposure is most likely limited to organizations still running Veritas NetBackup 5.1 with the NDMP server enabled and reachable from untrusted or broad internal networks. Treat this as a legacy backup-system availability risk. Prioritize if NetBackup 5.1 is still present in production or if backup services are broadly reachable. Otherwise, handle through legacy system retirement and exposure reduction. Mitigation focus: Check Veritas or successor vendor guidance for archived NetBackup 5.1 remediation details.; Restrict NDMP access to trusted backup management and storage networks only.; Upgrade or retire NetBackup 5.1 where it remains in production..

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