CVE-2005-2996

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.5

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-09-20 CVE Reserved
2005-09-20 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.09.19.html	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/16871	2008-09-05
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/620497	2008-09-05
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927793	2008-09-05

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Symantec Veritas Search vendor "Symantec Veritas"		Storage Exec Search vendor "Symantec Veritas" for product "Storage Exec"				5.3_rev._2190r Search vendor "Symantec Veritas" for product "Storage Exec" and version "5.3_rev._2190r"		-		Affected
Symantec Veritas Search vendor "Symantec Veritas"		Storagecentral Search vendor "Symantec Veritas" for product "Storagecentral"				5.2_rev._2190r Search vendor "Symantec Veritas" for product "Storagecentral" and version "5.2_rev._2190r"		-		Affected