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CVE-2008-3940

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-09-05 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-134

Description

Format string vulnerability in the finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a (1) .plan or (2) .project file.

Affected products

• HP Openvms: 5

References

• http://deathrow.vistech.net/DEFCON16/VMS.PDF
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31587
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30948
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2463
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44752
• http://deathrow.vistech.net/DEFCON16/VMS.PDF
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31587
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30948
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2463
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44752

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