Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2007-5242

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in (1) SYS$EI1000.EXE and (2) SYS$EI1000_MON.EXE in HP OpenVMS 8.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via an "oversize" packet, which is not properly discarded if "the device has no remaining buffers after receipt of the first buffer segment."

Affected products

HP/Openvms2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:hp:openvms:*:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:openvms:*:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8.3
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:openvms:*:*:integrity:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8.3

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/582.htmlnvdPatch
mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/583.htmlnvdPatch
secunia.com/advisories/27084nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/25939nvdPatch
osvdb.org/37812nvd
osvdb.org/37813nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3382nvd

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