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TITLE:
VERITAS Storage Exec / StorageCentral DCOM Server Buffer Overflow

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA16871

VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/16871/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
VERITAS Storage Exec 5.x
https://secunia.com/product/5723/
VERITAS StorageCentral 5.x
https://secunia.com/product/5724/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Storage Exec / StorageCentral,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.

The vulnerability is caused due to boundary errors in multiple DCOM
servers that can be accessible via the associated ActiveX controls.
This can be exploited to cause stack-based or heap-based buffer
overflows.

Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution, requires
that the user is e.g. tricked into visiting a malicious website.

The vulnerability has been reported in the following product
versions:
* VERITAS Storage Exec 5.3 (rev. 2190R)
* VERITAS StorageCentral 5.2 (rev. 322)

SOLUTION:
Apply Hotfix.

VERITAS Storage Exec 5.3 rev 2190R:
Apply Hotfix 9.
https://support.veritas.com/docs/277566

VERITAS StorageCentral 5.2 rev 322 (with Service Pack 2):
Apply Hotfix Q323003.ism Hot Fix 2.
https://support.veritas.com/docs/277567

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Mark Litchfield, NGSSoftware.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Symantec:
https://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.09.19.html

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