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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 9.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 21, 2008
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified