{"cve":"CVE-2005-2996","nvd":{"published":"2005-09-20T22:03:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:16:03.307","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/16871","http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.09.19.html","http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/620497","http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927793","http://secunia.com/advisories/16871"],"products":["symantec_veritas:storage_exec","symantec_veritas:storagecentral"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:39:29.870204089+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-2996","score":0.05564,"percentile":0.92859,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}