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CVE-2008-3946· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to read arbitrary files via a link corresponding to a (1) .plan o

The finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to read arbitrary files via a link corresponding to a (1) .plan or (2) .project file.

MediumCVSS 4.9 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Sep 5, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 45th percentile
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Action score

19

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
19 / 40 · 4.9 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
hpopenvms

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • hp openvms5

Same product

hp: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2008-5120Stack-based buffer overflow in the Process Software MultiNet finger service (aka FINGERD) for HP OpenVMS 8.3 allows remote attackers to exec
    43Plan
  • CVE-2017-17482An 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.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2007-0139Unspecified vulnerability in the DECnet-Plus 7.3-2 feature in DECnet/OSI 7.3-2 for OpenVMS ALPHA, and the DECnet-Plus 7.3 feature in DECnet/
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2008-4052Stack-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 all
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2008-3947DCL (aka the CLI) in OpenVMS Alpha 8.3 allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line.
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2012-2010The ACMELOGIN implementation in HP OpenVMS 8.3 and 8.4 on the Alpha platform, and 8.3, 8.3-1H1, and 8.4 on the Itanium platform, when the SY
    27Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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