{"id":"CVE-2005-2996","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2005-2996","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:51:30.538Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2005-09-20T22:03:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:16:03.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":[],"affected":["symantec veritas/storage exec","symantec veritas/storagecentral"],"epss":{"score":0.05564,"percentile":0.92805,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/16871","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.09.19.html","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/620497","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927793","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/16871","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.09.19.html","tags":["Exploit","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/620497","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927793","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2996","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}