Veritas Storage Exec up to 5.3 rev 2190R DCOM Server stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Veritas Storage Exec up to 5.3 rev 2190R and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component DCOM Server. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-2996. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Veritas Storage Exec up to 5.3 rev 2190R. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component DCOM Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 09/20/2005. The weakness was presented 09/19/2005 by Mark Litchfield with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is shared at securityresponse.symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2996 since 09/20/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38473 (Veritas Storage Exec Multiple Remote DCOM Buffer Overflow).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.veritas.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (19571†), Secunia (SA16871†), SecurityTracker (ID 1014935†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9889†). See VDB-1754 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Patch: support.veritas.com

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityresponse.symantec.com
Researcher: Mark Litchfield
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2996 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1753
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Secunia: 16871 - VERITAS Storage Exec / StorageCentral DCOM Server Buffer Overflow, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 19571 - VERITAS Storage Exec / StorageCentral DCOM Server Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1014935
Vulnerability Center: 9889

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/20/2005 17:29
Updated: 06/29/2025 10:07
Changes: 09/20/2005 17:29 (71), 07/04/2019 14:36 (1), 07/04/2024 15:07 (17), 07/19/2024 18:21 (1), 06/29/2025 10:07 (3)
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