Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-0638
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0638
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 92.76%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-0638
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-0638
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-0638
Products affected by CVE-2008-0638
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_storage_foundation:5.0:64bit:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_storage_foundation:5.0:*:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_storage_foundation:5.0:32bit:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_storage_foundation:5.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_storage_foundation:5.0:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_storage_foundation:5.0:*:aix:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_storage_foundation:5.0:*:hp_ux:*:*:*:*:*