PT-2008-5276 · Hewlett Packard · Hp Tcp/Ip Services For Openvms

Published 2008-09-05 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-3946

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS version 5.x

Description The issue allows local users to read arbitrary files. This is achieved through a link corresponding to a .plan or .project file in the finger client.

Recommendations For HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS version 5.x, consider restricting access to the finger client until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the ability of local users to create links to .plan or .project files.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3946

Affected Products

Hp Tcp/Ip Services For Openvms

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3946 · Security Note
• http://deathrow.vistech.net/DEFCON16/VMS.PDF · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45135 · Note