VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5417
HP DECnet-Plus 8.3 before ECO03 for OpenVMS on the Alpha platform uses world-writable permissions for the OSIT$NAMES logical name table, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify this table via the (1) SYS$CRELNM and (2)…
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.44%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
HP DECnet-Plus 8.3 before ECO03 for OpenVMS on the Alpha platform uses world-writable permissions for the OSIT$NAMES logical name table, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify this table via the (1) SYS$CRELNM and (2) SYS$DELLNM system services.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- hp/decnet plus for openvms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V8.3/AXP_DNVOSIECO03-V83.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33028Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021364
- ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V8.3/AXP_DNVOSIECO03-V83.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33028Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021364
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.