CVE-2008-5417
N/A
Published: December 10, 2008 at 01:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorDecnet Plus for OpenvmsOpenvms
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
HP DECnet-Plus 8.3 before ECO03 for OpenVMS on the Alpha platform uses world-writable permissions for the OSIT$NAMES logical name table, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify this table via the (1) SYS$CRELNM and (2) SYS$DELLNM system services.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V8.3/AXP_DNVOSIECO03-V83.txtThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33028Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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