CVE-2005-3566 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 16 Nov 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code via buffer overflow in VERITAS Cluster Server commands using a long environment variable.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2005-3566?

CVE-2005-3566 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in various ha commands of VERITAS Cluster Server for UNIX before 4.0MP2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long VCSI18N_LANG environment variable to (1) haagent, (2) haalert, (3) haattr, (4) hacli, (5) hacli_runcmd, (6) haclus, (7) haconf, (8) hadebug, (9) hagrp, (10) hahb, (11) halog, (12) hareg, (13) hares, (14) hastatus, (15) hasys, (16) hatype, (17) hauser, and (18) tststew.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3566?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Symantec Veritas Cluster Server, Symantec Veritas Sanpoint Control Quickstart, Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation, Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation Cluster File System.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3566?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3566 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2005-3566 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3566 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7cj2-ppjq-7f33.