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Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5 Kernel Pointer Dereference

Date Disclosed:
5/12/2011

Date Patched:
Patch Not Yet Available

Vendor:
Symantec

Affected Software:
Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5

Description:
Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery contains a vulnerability in the way the CD/DVD driver present in GEARAspiWDM.sys handles IOCTL inputs. Successful exploitation may result in remote code execution.

Severity:
Moderate

Code Execution:
 Yes

Impact:
Denial of Service Condition This vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition against a target, rendering the software or the entire machine inoperable.

Mitigation:
No mitigation has been provided.

Protection:
 

Links:
 Exploit DB

Status:
 

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