An issue was discovered in OpenVMS through V8.4-2L2 on Alpha and through V8.4-2L1 on IA64, and VAX/VMS 4.0 and later
Published Feb 7, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.64%
Description
An issue was discovered in OpenVMS through V8.4-2L2 on Alpha and through V8.4-2L1 on IA64, and VAX/VMS 4.0 and later. A malformed DCL command table may result in a buffer overflow allowing a local privilege escalation when a non-privileged account enters a crafted command line. This bug is exploitable on VAX and Alpha and may cause a process crash on IA64. Software was affected regardless of whether it was directly shipped by VMS Software, Inc. (VSI), HPE, HP, Compaq, or Digital Equipment Corporation.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.64% (0.00635) | 48.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.66% (0.00657) | 46.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 22.50th | 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 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.20% (0.02198) | 50.61th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.20% (0.02198) | 50.11th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.20% (0.02198) | 77.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.20% (0.02198) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.openvms.org/node/121 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/comp.os.vms/BYIUQ0lJ-s0 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/06/openvms_vulnerability/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openvms.org/node/121 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/comp.os.vms/BYIUQ0lJ-s0 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/06/openvms_vulnerability/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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