CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HP OpenVMS 5 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown function of the component TCP/IP Services. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was disclosed 09/05/2008 by Christer Oberg (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3940 since 09/05/2008. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/08/2018).
It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (44752).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploiting
Class: Format stringCWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
08/10/2008 🔍09/05/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 🔍
10/08/2018 🔍
Sources
Vendor: hp.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Christer Oberg
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-3940 (🔍)
X-Force: 44752 - HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS finger code execution
SecurityFocus: 30948 - HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Finger Client Format String Vulnerability
Secunia: 31587
Vupen: ADV-2008-2463
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 10/08/2018 07:59
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (56), 10/08/2018 07:59 (1)
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