CVE-2008-0638
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA) service (aka vxsvc.exe)...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0638- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0638- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0648 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0648- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-95r5-99mc-hv7q No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA) service (aka vxsvc.exe)...
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.
- Record
GHSA-95r5-99mc-hv7q- Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2008-0638 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation, published February 21, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.96%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.20a.html
securitytracker.com/id?1019459
secunia.com/advisories/29050
securityfocus.com/bid/25778
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-007.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0638
github.com/advisories/GHSA-95r5-99mc-hv7q