CVE-2007-5242
Unspecified vulnerability in (1) SYS$EI1000.EXE and (2) SYS$EI1000_MON.EXE in HP OpenVMS 8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via an "oversize" packet, which is not properly discarded if "the device has no…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.10%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in (1) SYS$EI1000.EXE and (2) SYS$EI1000_MON.EXE in HP OpenVMS 8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via an "oversize" packet, which is not properly discarded if "the device has no remaining buffers after receipt of the first buffer segment."
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.10% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hp/openvms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/582.htmlPatch
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/583.htmlPatch
- http://osvdb.org/37812
- http://osvdb.org/37813
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27084Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25939Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3382
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/582.htmlPatch
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/583.htmlPatch
- http://osvdb.org/37812
- http://osvdb.org/37813
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27084Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25939Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3382
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.