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CVE-2005-2996

Published: Sep 20, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.6%
Top 8.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

symantec veritas
commercial·USaka backup exec, cluster server, netbackup advanced reporter
storage execOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
storagecentralOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

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