Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 uses weak permissions (Everyone: Read and Everyone: Change) for backup data files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or modify the outcome of a restore via direct access to these files.
CVE-2013-4677 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from symantec organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2013-08-05T13:22:52.693
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.1
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | symantec | backup_exec | 2010 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | backup_exec | 2010_r3 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | backup_exec | 2010_r3 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | backup_exec | 2012 | Yes |
| Application | symantec | backup_exec | 2012 | Yes |
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