69987 : HP OpenVMS Unspecified Local Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-12-14

Description

HP OpenVMS contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when an unspecified error is exploited, allowing a local attacker to gain access to system resources or cause a denial of service.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, HP has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
HP OpenVMS
8.3 on Itanium
8.3-1H1 on Itanium
8.4 on Itanium

References

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.7
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-12-23 | Disagree?

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