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>> HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Finger Format String Vulnerability
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A vulnerability has been identified in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS, which could be exploited by attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a format string error when processing malformed ".plan" or ".project" files, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected system or execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS versions 5.x
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2463
http://deathrow.vistech.net/DEFCON16/VMS.PDF
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Claes Nyberg, Christer Oberg and James Tusini.
ChangeLog
2008-09-01 : Initial release
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