First published: Fri Aug 19 2011(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Symantec Veritas Dynamic Multi-Pathing | =5.1 | |
Veritas Storage Foundation and High Availability | <=5.1 | |
Veritas Storage Foundation and High Availability | =5.0 | |
Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System for Oracle RAC | <=5.1 | |
Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System for Oracle RAC | =5.0 | |
Symantec NetBackup PureDisk | =6.5.0.1 | |
Symantec NetBackup PureDisk | =6.5.1 | |
Symantec NetBackup PureDisk | =6.5.1.1 | |
Symantec NetBackup PureDisk | =6.5.1.2 | |
Symantec NetBackup PureDisk | =6.6.1 | |
Symantec NetBackup PureDisk | =6.6.1.1 | |
Symantec NetBackup PureDisk | =6.6.1.2 |
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CVE-2011-0547 is rated as high severity due to its potential for remote code execution.
To fix CVE-2011-0547, update the affected Symantec software to the latest version provided by the vendor.
CVE-2011-0547 affects multiple versions of Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation, Veritas Dynamic Multi-Pathing, and NetBackup PureDisk.
CVE-2011-0547 describes integer overflow vulnerabilities that can lead to buffer overflows, allowing potential code execution.
There have been reports of CVE-2011-0547 being exploited in the wild, emphasizing the importance of applying available patches.