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VERITAS Storage Exec / StorageCentral DCOM Server Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA16871
Release Date: 2005-09-20
Last Update: 2005-09-26
Popularity: 7,786 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:VERITAS Storage Exec 5.x
VERITAS StorageCentral 5.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Storage Exec / StorageCentral, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to boundary errors in multiple DCOM servers that can be accessible via the associated ActiveX controls. This can be exploited to cause stack-based or heap-based buffer overflows.

Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution, requires that the user is e.g. tricked into visiting a malicious website.

The vulnerability has been reported in the following product versions:
* VERITAS Storage Exec 5.3 (rev. 2190R)
* VERITAS StorageCentral 5.2 (rev. 322)

Change Page:
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