Input validation error in OpenVMS - CVE-2012-3277

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Input validation error in OpenVMS - CVE-2012-3277

Published: December 13, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43251
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3277
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
Affected software:
OpenVMS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

HP OpenVMS 8.3, 8.3-1H1, and 8.4 on the Itanium platform and 7.3-2, 8.2, 8.3, and 8.4 on the Alpha platform does not properly implement the LOGIN and ACME_SERVER ACMELOGIN programs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-3277

Install update from vendor's website.

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