CVE-2005-2996 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple 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.

Published: 2005-09-20

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 13.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:storage_exec:5.3_rev._2190r:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:storagecentral:5.2_rev._2190r:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13701.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/16871
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.09.19.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/620497
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927793

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Veritas Storage Exec Storagecentral

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-09-20T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:53:30.132Z

Reserved: 2005-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2996

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-09-20T22:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2996

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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