{"vuid":"VU#927793","idnumber":"927793","name":"VERITAS StorageCentral DCOM servers contain multiple buffer overflows","keywords":["VERITAS","StorageCentral","buffer overflow","heap overflow","arbitrary code execution","DCOM","ActiveX","internet explorer"],"overview":"VERITAS StorageCentral DCOM servers contains several buffer overflows, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.","clean_desc":"VERITAS StorageCentral 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.","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.","resolution":"Apply a patch or upgrade\nThis issue is addressed by VERITAS StorageCentral 5.2 Hotfix 2.","workarounds":"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.","sysaffected":"","thanks":"Thanks to Symantec for reporting this vulnerability, who in turn credit Mark Litchfield of NGSSoftware.","author":"This document was written by Will Dormann.","public":["http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/277567.htm","http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.09.19.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/16871/","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14801"],"cveids":[""],"certadvisory":"","uscerttechnicalalert":null,"datecreated":"2005-09-20T16:26:04Z","publicdate":"2005-09-20T00:00:00Z","datefirstpublished":"2005-09-22T14:40:04Z","dateupdated":"2005-09-22T14:40:14Z","revision":10,"vrda_d1_directreport":"","vrda_d1_population":"","vrda_d1_impact":"","cam_widelyknown":"15","cam_exploitation":"0","cam_internetinfrastructure":"10","cam_population":"8","cam_impact":"15","cam_easeofexploitation":"12","cam_attackeraccessrequired":"17","cam_scorecurrent":"11.475","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknown":"13.77","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknownexploited":"22.95","ipprotocol":"","cvss_accessvector":"","cvss_accesscomplexity":"","cvss_authentication":null,"cvss_confidentialityimpact":"","cvss_integrityimpact":"","cvss_availabilityimpact":"","cvss_exploitablity":null,"cvss_remediationlevel":"","cvss_reportconfidence":"","cvss_collateraldamagepotential":"","cvss_targetdistribution":"","cvss_securityrequirementscr":"","cvss_securityrequirementsir":"","cvss_securityrequirementsar":"","cvss_basescore":"","cvss_basevector":"","cvss_temporalscore":"","cvss_environmentalscore":"","cvss_environmentalvector":"","metric":11.475,"vulnote":null}