OpenVMS Exception Handling Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:23744

Info

OpenVMS Exception Handling Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 23744
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2007-2468
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 01 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:39PM
Credit: This vulnerability was disclosed by the vendor.
Vulnerable: HP OpenVMS 8.3 Integrity
HP OpenVMS 8.2-1 Integrity
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

OpenVMS Exception Handling Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

OpenVMS is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability because the operating system fails to handle exceptions properly.

Attackers must have AUDIT privileges to exploit this issue. This privilege is not commonly granted to normal users.

A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to crash affected computers, denying service to legitimate users.

Few technical details are currently available. We will update this BID as more information emerges.

Exploit / POC

OpenVMS Exception Handling Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

OpenVMS Exception Handling Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released fixes to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


HP OpenVMS 8.2-1 Integrity

HP OpenVMS 8.3 Integrity

References

OpenVMS Exception Handling Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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