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Vulnerability Note VU#620497

VERITAS Storage Exec DCOM servers contain multiple buffer overflows

Overview

VERITAS Storage Exec contains several buffer overflows, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

I. Description

VERITAS Storage Exec is software package that performs storage management. Multiple DCOM server components provided by Storage Exec contain buffer overflow vulnerabilities. These DCOM server components are accessible by their associated ActiveX controls.

II. Impact

By convincing a user to view a specially crafted HTML document (e.g., a web page or an HTML email message), an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. The attacker could also cause Internet Explorer (or the program using the WebBrowser control) to crash.

III. Solution

Apply a patch or upgrade

This issue is addressed by VERITAS Storage Exec 5.3 Hotfix 9.

Disable ActiveX

Disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone (or any zone used by an attacker) will remove an attack vector for this vulnerability. Instructions for disabling ActiveX in the Internet Zone can be found in the Malicious Web Scripts FAQ.

Systems Affected

VendorStatusDate NotifiedDate Updated
Symantec, Inc.Vulnerable21-Sep-2005

References


http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277566.htm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.09.19.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16871/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14801

Credit

Thanks to Symantec for reporting this vulnerability, who in turn credit Mark Litchfield of NGSSoftware.

This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

Date Public:2005-09-20
Date First Published:2005-09-22
Date Last Updated:2005-09-22
CERT Advisory: 
CVE-ID(s): 
NVD-ID(s): 
US-CERT Technical Alerts: 
Metric:14.34
Document Revision:9

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