The finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to read…
Priority LOW 23CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00562 46th 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:openvms:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:openvms:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3946
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh38-4q99-7449
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-2008-3946 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3946 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fh38-4q99-7449 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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