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VERITAS Storage Exec / StorageCentral DCOM Server Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16871
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Release Date:
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2005-09-20
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Last Update:
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2005-09-26
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | VERITAS Storage Exec 5.x
VERITAS StorageCentral 5.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2996 (Secunia mirror)
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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)
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Solution:
Apply Hotfix.
VERITAS Storage Exec 5.3 rev 2190R:
Apply Hotfix 9.
http://support.veritas.com/docs/277566
VERITAS StorageCentral 5.2 rev 322 (with Service Pack 2):
Apply Hotfix Q323003.ism Hot Fix 2.
http://support.veritas.com/docs/277567
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Mark Litchfield, NGSSoftware.
Changelog:
2005-09-23: Added CVE reference.
2005-09-26: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
Original Advisory:
Symantec:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.09.19.html
Other References:
US-CERT VU#927793:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927793
US-CERT VU#620497:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/620497
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