First published: Thu Feb 21 2008(Updated: )
The Volume Manager Scheduler Service (aka VxSchedService.exe) in Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash or hang) via malformed packets.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Veritas Storage Foundation and High Availability | =5.0 | |
Veritas Storage Foundation and High Availability | =5.0-32bit |
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CVE-2007-4516 is categorized as a denial of service vulnerability that can lead to the crash or hang of the Volume Manager Scheduler Service.
To mitigate CVE-2007-4516, it is recommended to apply the latest patches provided by Symantec for Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0.
CVE-2007-4516 affects Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation version 5.0 for Windows, including both Windows 2000 and 32-bit Windows 2003.
Yes, CVE-2007-4516 can be exploited remotely by sending malformed packets to the affected service.
Exploiting CVE-2007-4516 can result in a denial of service, causing the service to crash or become unresponsive.