The management console in the Volume Manager Scheduler Service (aka VxSchedService.exe)…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The management console in the Volume Manager Scheduler Service (aka VxSchedService.exe) in Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation for Windows (SFW) 5.0, 5.0 RP1a, and 5.1 accepts NULL NTLMSSP authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via requests to the service socket that create "snapshots schedules" registry values specifying future command execution. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-2279.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_storage_foundation:5.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_storage_foundation:5.0:rp1a:windows:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 rp1a | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_storage_foundation:5.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_storage_foundation:5.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_storage_foundation:5.0:rp1a:windows:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 rp1a Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:veritas_storage_foundation:5.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3703
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p4r6-gxf8-g5v4
References
More Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-02884 VRTSweb.exe in VRTSweb in Symantec Backup Exec Continuous Protection Server (CPS) 11d… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2011-00473 Multiple integer overflows in vxsvc.exe in the Veritas Enterprise Administrator service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-00607 Heap-based buffer overflow in the Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA) service (aka… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-02197 The Scheduler Service (VxSchedService.exe) in Symantec Storage Foundation for Windows 5.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-3703 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3703 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p4r6-gxf8-g5v4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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