HP OpenVMS 8.3 Fingerd memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP OpenVMS 8.3. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Fingerd. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-5120. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP OpenVMS 8.3 (Operating System). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Fingerd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Process Software MultiNet finger service (aka FINGERD) for HP OpenVMS 8.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request string.

The weakness was released 11/17/2008 by Shaun Colley with NGSSoftware (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5120 since 11/17/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/12/2025).

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

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 databases at Exploit-DB (32193) and SecurityFocus (BID 30589†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

08/07/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2311 days 🔍
01/12/2025 +3589 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Shaun Colley
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5120 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5120
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45071
SecurityFocus: 30589 - OpenVMS Finger Service Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 01/12/2025 19:29
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (47), 10/14/2018 08:42 (6), 01/12/2025 19:29 (26)
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