CVE-2008-0638
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA) service (aka vxsvc.exe) in Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a packet with a crafted value of a certain size field,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA) service (aka vxsvc.exe) in Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a packet with a crafted value of a certain size field, which is not checked for consistency with the actual buffer size.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.96% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- symantec/veritas storage foundation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29050
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019459
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488420/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25778Patch
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.20a.htmlPatch
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29050
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019459
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488420/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25778Patch
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.20a.htmlPatch
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-007.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.