CVE-2008-3940 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a (1) .plan or (2) .project file.

Published: 2008-09-05

Score: 4.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hp:openvms:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3925	Format string vulnerability in the finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a (1) .plan or (2) .project file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00083.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://deathrow.vistech.net/DEFCON16/VMS.PDF
http://secunia.com/advisories/31587
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30948
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2463
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44752

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Hp Openvms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-05T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:00:42.612Z

Reserved: 2008-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3940

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-05T15:08:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-3940

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-134

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