New Backup Exec Security Vulnerability

[gregarican]

If you are running Backup Exec on an Internet-facing machine I highly recommend reading this bulletin -->

http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/5ZP0G0KEKQ.html.

I am running v8.5 on my company's e-mail server that has an Internet connection. The BE Agent Browser service was crashing almost daily and then I ran across this article. I took the quick route and blocked port 6101 at my router since no Internet hosts need to worry about my BE.

Just a tip in case anyone else runs across similar situations...