8.60.3878 Hotfix 68 - Backup Exec (Buffer overflow creates a security hole in Agent Browser)
Details:
To which versions of VERITAS Backup Exec (tm) can
this Hotfix be applied?
This Hotfix can only be applied to the
following versions of Backup Exec for Windows Servers:
Backup Exec
8.60 for Windows NT/2000 revision 3878
What issues does this
Hotfix resolve?
This Hotfix resolves the following issues:
- Buffer
overflow can potentially create a security hole in the Backup Exec Agent Browser
service.
Which file does this Hotfix
update?After installing the hotfix, these will be the attributes of
the installed files. The date and time are stored in Universal Time. When
looking at the date and time of the file(s) on the server where the hotfix was
installed, they will be converted to local time. Use the Date and Time tool
provided by Windows to determine the difference between universal time and local
time.
Under C:\Program Files\VERITAS\Backup Exec\NT (By
default):
File Name | Date | Time | Version | Size |
---|
BENETNS.EXE | 11/22/2004 | 9:39:36 PM | 8.60.3878.68 | 22577 |
How to install this HotfixBackup Exec Media
Servers:To install the Hotfix on a Backup Exec media server,
download the Hotfix. A prompt will appear asking whether to open or save the
download. Perform either of the following:
1. Extract the hotfix to a
temporary directory.
2. Stop all Backup Exec services
on the media server
3. Rename the BENETNS.EXE in the
Backup Exec\NT directory to BENETNS.HF68
4. Copy BENETNS.EXE from the
temporary directory to the \Program Files\VERITAS\Backup Exec\NT\
directory
5. Start all Backup Exec
services
Remote Agent for Windows NT/2000
This
update does not need to be installed on remote servers running the Backup Exec
Remote Agent for Windows NT/2000.
Download Now - 59 K
File Name: Be86hf68_273850.exe
File Type: Patch
Click Below to Browse the FTP files by Product:
ftp.support.veritas.com/pub/support/products
Products Applied:
Backup Exec for Windows Servers 8.6, 8.6 3808 RC5, 8.6 3878, 8.6 SBS
Subjects:
Backup Exec for Windows Servers
Application: Backup
Languages:
English (US)
Operating Systems:
Windows 2000Advanced Server, Advanced Server SP1, Advanced Server SP2, Advanced Server SP3, Advanced Server SP4, Advanced Server Windows Powered, Advanced Server Windows Powered SP1, Advanced Server Windows Powered SP2, Advanced Server Windows Powered SP3, Advanced Server Windows Powered SP4, Datacenter Server, Datacenter Server SP1, Datacenter Server SP2, Datacenter Server SP3, Datacenter Server SP4, Professional, Professional SP1, Professional SP2, Professional SP3, Professional SP4, SAK, Server, Server SP1, Server SP2, Server SP3, Server SP4, Server Windows Powered, Server Windows Powered SP1, Server Windows Powered SP2, Server Windows Powered SP3, Server Windows Powered SP4
Windows NT
4.0 Server SP6, 4.0 Workstation SP6a
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