# CVE-2008-0638: Heap-based buffer overflow in the Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA) service (aka vxsvc.exe) in Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-02-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.20a.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019459
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29050
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25778
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488420/100/0/threaded

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