48042 : HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Finger Client Multiple File Symlink Arbitrary File Access
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2008-08-09

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-3946" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to read arbitrary files via a link corresponding to a (1) .plan or (2) .project file.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation, Race Condition
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Products

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS

5.6

References

CVE ID: 2008-3946 (see also: NVD)
Other Advisory URL: http://deathrow.vistech.net/DEFCON16/VMS.PDF
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.openvms.org/stories.php?story=08/08/23/1556033

Credit

Christer Oberg -
Claes Nyberg -
James Tusini -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.9
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-09-05 | Disagree?

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