HP OpenVMS SMGSHR.EXE buffer overflow
| openvms-smgshr-bo (44664) |  High Risk |
Description:
HP OpenVMS is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by SMGSHR.EXE. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unknown attack vectors to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.4 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.3 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
References:
- HP Web site: HP OpenVMS Systems.
- OpenVMS Mailing List, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:06:55 -0400: VMS831H1I_SMGRTL-V0100, ECO Kit Release.
- OpenVMS Mailing List, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:13:33 -0400: VMS83I_SMGRTL-V0100, ECO Kit Release.
- OpenVMS Mailing List, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:14:01 -0400: VMS83A_SMGRTL-V0100, ECO Kit Release.
- OpenVMS Mailing List, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:14:45 -0400: VMS732_SMGRTL-V0100, ECO Kit Release.
- OpenVMS Mailing List, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:15:35 -0400: VMS82A_SMGRTL-V0100, ECO Kit Release.
- OpenVMS Mailing List, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:24:59 -0400: VMS821I_SMGRTL-V0100, ECO Kit Release.
- CVE-2008-4052: Stack-based buffer overflow in SMGSHR.EXE in OpenVMS for Integrity Servers 8.2-1, 8.3, and 8.3-1H1 and OpenVMS ALPHA 7.3-2, 8.2, and 8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- SA31581: OpenVMS SMGSHR.EXE Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2439: OpenVMS SMGSHR.EXE Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- HP OpenVMS 8.2-1
- HP OpenVMS 8.3
- HP OpenVMS 8.3-1h1
- HP OpenVMS Alpha 7.3-2
- HP OpenVMS Alpha 8.2
- HP OpenVMS Alpha 8.3
Reported:
Aug 20, 2008
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