CVE-2008-5120

critical HPE
CVSS v3 Base Score
10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
25.9%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 4% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: November 18, 2008 (6386 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: HPE
Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Process Software MultiNet finger service (aka FINGERD) for HP OpenVMS 8.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request string.

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

hp openvms

References

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