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
Published Feb 21, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.96%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.96% (0.05957) | 93.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.96% (0.05957) | 92.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 20.17% (0.20169) | 95.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.22% (0.21221) | 92.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 20.17% (0.20169) | 95.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 87.46% (0.87464) | 98.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2024 | 91.35% (0.91350) | 99.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 92.40% (0.92400) | 98.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 92.76% (0.92760) | 98.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 92.13% (0.92133) | 98.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2023 | 91.47% (0.91470) | 98.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 92.48% (0.92476) | 98.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 91.36% (0.91363) | 98.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.52% (0.07525) | 92.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.52% (0.07525) | 92.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.52% (0.07525) | 80.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29050 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019459 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488420/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25778 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.20a.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-007.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29050 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1019459 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488420/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25778 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.20a.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-007.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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