CVE-2005-2996

Exp

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.

Published: 2005-09-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2996 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.56%, 92th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2996

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2996

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 13.70% 5.56% -8.14%
2 2025-08-12 11.68% 13.70% +2.02%
3 2025-03-30 — 11.68% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2996

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2996

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2996

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec_veritas storage_exec 5.3_rev._2190r cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:storage_exec:5.3_rev._2190r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec_veritas storagecentral 5.2_rev._2190r cpe:2.3:a:symantec_veritas:storagecentral:5.2_rev._2190r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2996

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/16871 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.09.19.html Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/620497 Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927793 Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
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