HP OpenVMS 5 TCP/IP Services link following

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A vulnerability was found in HP OpenVMS 5 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component TCP/IP Services. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to read arbitrary files via a link corresponding to a (1) .plan or (2) .project file.

The weakness was released 09/05/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-3946 since 09/05/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2018).

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 (45135). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 43947.

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Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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10/08/2018 +1301 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-3946 (🔍)
X-Force: 45135 - HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS finger client information disclosure

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/08/2018 07:59
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (49), 10/08/2018 07:59 (2)
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