CVE-2011-0547

Description

Multiple integer overflows in vxsvc.exe in the Veritas Enterprise Administrator service in Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation 5.1 and earlier, Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System (SFCFS) 5.1 and earlier, Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System Enterprise for Oracle RAC (SFCFSORAC) 5.1 and earlier, Veritas Dynamic Multi-Pathing (DMP) 5.1, and NetBackup PureDisk 6.5.x through 6.6.1.x allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted Unicode string, related to the vxveautil.value_binary_unpack function; (2) a crafted ASCII string, related to the vxveautil.value_binary_unpack function; or (3) a crafted value, related to the vxveautil.kv_binary_unpack function, leading to a buffer overflow.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 32.12% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory symantec.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-264/
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=131955939603667&w=2 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14792 signature vdb entry
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-263/
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH165536 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49014 vdb entry
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110815_00
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-262/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0547?
CVE-2011-0547 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0547?
To fix CVE-2011-0547, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0547 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0547 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~32% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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