The PVATLCalendar.PVCalendar.1 ActiveX control in pvcalendar.ocx in the scheduler component in the Media Server in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Server (BEWS) 11d 11.0.6235 and 11.0.7170, and 12.0 12.0.1364, exposes the unsafe Save method, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash), or create or overwrite arbitrary files, via string values of the (1) _DOWText0, (2) _DOWText1, (3) _DOWText2, (4) _DOWText3, (5) _DOWText4, (6) _DOWText5, (7) _DOWText6, (8) _MonthText0, (9) _MonthText1, (10) _MonthText2, (11) _MonthText3, (12) _MonthText4, (13) _MonthText5, (14) _MonthText6, (15) _MonthText7, (16) _MonthText8, (17) _MonthText9, (18) _MonthText10, and (19) _MonthText11 properties. NOTE: the vendor states "Authenticated user involvement required," but authentication is not needed to attack a client machine that loads this control.
Publish Date : 2008-02-29 Last Update Date : 2011-03-08
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CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types
CVSS Score |
5.1 |
Confidentiality Impact |
Partial
(There is considerable informational disclosure.) |
Integrity Impact |
Partial
(Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.) |
Availability Impact |
Partial
(There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.) |
Access Complexity |
High
(Specialized access conditions exist. It is hard to exploit and several special conditions must be satisfied to exploit) |
Authentication |
Not required
(Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.) |
Gained Access |
None |
Vulnerability Type(s) |
Denial Of Service |
CWE ID |
20 |
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Products Affected By CVE-2007-6017
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Number Of Affected Versions By Product
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References For CVE-2007-6017
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