CVE-2005-2996

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2996
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-09-20 22:03:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMultiple heap-based and stack-based buffer overflows in certain DCOM server components in VERITAS Storage Exec Storage Exec 5.3 before Hotfix 9 and StorageCentral 5.2 before Hot Fix 2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain ActiveX controls.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Veritas Storagecentral 5.2_rev._2190r All All All
Application Symantec Veritas Storage Exec 5.3_rev._2190r All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#927793 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Secunia - Advisories - VERITAS Storage Exec / StorageCentral DCOM Server Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Symantec Security Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityresponse.symantec.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#620497 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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