Unspecified vulnerability in (1) SYS$EI1000.EXE and (2) SYS$EI1000_MON.EXE in HP OpenVMS…
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in (1) SYS$EI1000.EXE and (2) SYS$EI1000_MON.EXE in HP OpenVMS 8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via an "oversize" packet, which is not properly discarded if "the device has no remaining buffers after receipt of the first buffer segment."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02099 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:openvms:*:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.3 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:openvms:*:*:integrity:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.3 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:openvms:*:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.3 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:openvms:*:*:integrity:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.3 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5242
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jv7f-6w9c-xjpv
References
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Openvms vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-04610 Assertion failure in ISC BIND named via TKEY queries KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-04871 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Process Software MultiNet finger service (aka FINGERD)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-00134 Unspecified vulnerability in the DECnet-Plus 7.3-2 feature in DECnet/OSI 7.3-2 for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-12772 An issue was discovered in OpenVMS through V8.4-2L2 on Alpha and through V8.4-2L1 on… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2008-03886 Stack-based buffer overflow in SMGSHR.EXE in OpenVMS for Integrity Servers 8.2-1, 8.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2008-03786 DCL (aka the CLI) in OpenVMS Alpha 8.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2007-5242 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-5242 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jv7f-6w9c-xjpv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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