CVE-2005-2996
Multiple heap-based and stack-based buffer overflows in certain DCOM server components in VERITAS...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-2996- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-2996- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2996 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2996- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c35h-x7vf-692j No score
Multiple heap-based and stack-based buffer overflows in certain DCOM server components in VERITAS...
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.
- Record
GHSA-c35h-x7vf-692j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2996 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Symantec Veritas Storage Exec, published September 20, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.56%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.