HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in SMGSHR.EXE in OpenVMS for Integrity Servers 8.2-1, 8.3, and 8.3-1H1 and OpenVMS ALPHA 7.3-2, 8.2, and 8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain privileges via unspecified vectors
Published Sep 11, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.48%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in SMGSHR.EXE in OpenVMS for Integrity Servers 8.2-1, 8.3, and 8.3-1H1 and OpenVMS ALPHA 7.3-2, 8.2, and 8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.48% 0.00480
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00480
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00480) | 39.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00480) | 37.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 17.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/832.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/833.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/834.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/835.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/836.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/837.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31581 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2439 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44664 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/832.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/833.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/834.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/835.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/836.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/837.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31581 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2439 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44664 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 11, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 11, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4052
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a