CVE-2007-2279 Auth bypass in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Symantec Storage Foundation to execute arbitrary code via registry manipulation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-2279?

CVE-2007-2279 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Scheduler Service (VxSchedService.exe) in Symantec Storage Foundation for Windows 5.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code via certain requests to the service socket that create (1) PreScript or (2) PostScript registry values under Veritas\VxSvc\CurrentVersion\Schedules specifying future command execution.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2279?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2279?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2007-2279 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2279 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2vmv-r5mh-gqqw.

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