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TITLE:
Symantec NetBackup PureDisk Authentication Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21507

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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
Veritas NetBackup PureDisk Remote Office Edition 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/11546/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Symantec NetBackup PureDisk,
which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error during user
authentication in the management interface. This can be exploited to
bypass the user authentication and gain elevated privileges on the
system.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 6.0 for all platforms.

SOLUTION:
Apply patch (see vendor advisories for details).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2006.08.16.html
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/284734.htm

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