TI-2008-05157 Aliases CVE-2008-5417 GHSA-6qvm-c56g-8vpf

HP DECnet-Plus 8.3 before ECO03 for OpenVMS on the Alpha platform uses world-writable…

LOW 12CWE-264Published 2008-12-10 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

HP DECnet-Plus 8.3 before ECO03 for OpenVMS on the Alpha platform uses world-writable permissions for the OSIT$NAMES logical name table, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify this table via the (1) SYS$CRELNM and (2) SYS$DELLNM system services.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00438 38th 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:a:hp:decnet_plus_for_openvms:8.3:::::::*	8.3	Vulnerable	Hewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:openvms:8.3:::::::*	8.3	Running on	Hewlett Packard Enterprise

cpe:2.3:a:hp:decnet_plus_for_openvms:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
cpe:2.3:a:hp:openvms:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3 Running on ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5417
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6qvm-c56g-8vpf

References

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Sources

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