Local Permission Bypass in HP DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS on Alpha Platform
CVE-2008-5417

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
HP
Status
Decnet Plus For Openvms
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 December 2008

Summary

HP DECnet-Plus version 8.3 prior to ECO03 for OpenVMS on the Alpha platform is vulnerable due to world-writable permissions on the OSIT$NAMES logical name table. This flaw enables local users to circumvent intended access restrictions, permitting unauthorized modifications to the logical name table through the SYS$CRELNM and SYS$DELLNM system services.

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1021364
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://secunia.com/advisories/33028
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V8.3/AXP_DNVO...
x_refsource_CONFIRM

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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