PT-2007-4408 · Freevms · Freevms

Published 2007-06-07 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-3124

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: FreeVMS versions prior to 0.3.6

Description: A buffer overflow issue exists in the backup utility of FreeVMS, potentially allowing local users to gain privileges. This occurs when a long string is entered in response to an "extract [ny]" prompt.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 0.3.6, update to version 0.3.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the backup utility to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-3124

Affected Products

Freevms

References · 5

• ftp://freevms.nvg.org/pub/vms/freevms/freevms-0_3_6.tgz · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3124 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/24333 · Patch
• http://osvdb.org/35521 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34820 · Note