CVE-2017-17482
A malformed DCL command table may result in a buffer overflow allowing a local privilege escalation when a non-privileged account enters a crafted command line.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in OpenVMS through V8.4-2L2 on Alpha and through V8.4-2L1 on IA64, and VAX/VMS 4.0 and later. A malformed DCL command table may result in a buffer overflow allowing a local privilege escalation when a non-privileged account enters a crafted command line. This bug is exploitable on VAX and Alpha and may cause a process crash on IA64. Software was affected regardless of whether it was directly shipped by VMS Software, Inc. (VSI), HPE, HP, Compaq, or Digital Equipment Corporation.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.64% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- hp/openvms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openvms.org/node/121Vendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/comp.os.vms/BYIUQ0lJ-s0
- https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/06/openvms_vulnerability/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openvms.org/node/121Vendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/comp.os.vms/BYIUQ0lJ-s0
- https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/06/openvms_vulnerability/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.