CVE-2008-3940
Format string vulnerability in the finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows...
Format string vulnerability in the finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a (1) .plan or (2) .project file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Format string vulnerability in the finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a (1) .plan or (2) .project file.
- Record
CVE-2008-3940- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in the finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a (1) .plan or (2) .project file.
- Record
CVE-2008-3940- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3925 No score
Format string vulnerability in the finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a (1) .plan or (2) .project file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3925- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8r3h-pvpj-hhcg No score
Format string vulnerability in the finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows...
Format string vulnerability in the finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a (1) .plan or (2) .project file.
- Record
GHSA-8r3h-pvpj-hhcg- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3940 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Hp Openvms, published September 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.