Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability in HP OpenVMS Products
CVE-2007-5242

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
HP
Status
Openvms
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 October 2007

Summary

An unspecified vulnerability exists in HP OpenVMS, specifically in the SYS$EI1000.EXE and SYS$EI1000_MON.EXE components. This vulnerability enables remote attackers to initiate a denial of service condition by sending oversized packets that are not appropriately discarded when the device runs out of buffer space after processing the initial packet segment. Such an action could lead to system crashes, affecting the availability of services.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25939
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://osvdb.org/37813
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://secunia.com/advisories/27084
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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