CVE-2005-2996

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-09-20 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Symantec Veritas Storage Exec: 5.3_rev._2190r
Symantec Veritas Storagecentral: 5.2_rev._2190r

References

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
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

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