Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in OpenVMS - CVE-2012-2010
Published: May 18, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44067
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2010
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
Affected software:
OpenVMS
OpenVMS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The 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 SYS$ACM system service is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2010
Install update from vendor's website.