HP OpenVMS 7.3-2/8.2-1/8.3-1h1 SMGSHR.EXE memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in HP OpenVMS 7.3-2/8.2-1/8.3-1h1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file SMGSHR.EXE. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4052. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HP OpenVMS 7.3-2/8.2-1/8.3-1h1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file SMGSHR.EXE. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in SMGSHR.EXE in OpenVMS for Integrity Servers 8.2-1, 8.3, and 8.3-1H1 and OpenVMS ALPHA 7.3-2, 8.2, and 8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 09/11/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mail.openvms.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4052 since 09/11/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44664) and Secunia (SA31581†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

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OpenVMS

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.hp.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Temp Score: 8.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/11/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2378 days 🔍
10/08/2018 +1301 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: mail.openvms.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-4052 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4052
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44011
X-Force: 44664 - HP OpenVMS SMGSHR.EXE buffer overflow
Secunia: 31581
Vupen: ADV-2008-2439

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/08/2018 08:02
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (48), 10/08/2018 08:02 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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