CVE-2008-5417
HP DECnet-Plus 8.3 before ECO03 for OpenVMS on the Alpha platform uses world-writable permissions...
HP DECnet-Plus 8.3 before ECO03 for OpenVMS on the Alpha platform uses world-writable permissions for the OSIT$NAMES logical name table, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify this table via the (1) SYS$CRELNM and (2) SYS$DELLNM system services.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
HP DECnet-Plus 8.3 before ECO03 for OpenVMS on the Alpha platform uses world-writable permissions for the OSIT$NAMES logical name table, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify this table via the (1) SYS$CRELNM and (2) SYS$DELLNM system services.
- Record
CVE-2008-5417- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
HP DECnet-Plus 8.3 before ECO03 for OpenVMS on the Alpha platform uses world-writable permissions for the OSIT$NAMES logical name table, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify this table via the (1) SYS$CRELNM and (2) SYS$DELLNM system services.
- Record
CVE-2008-5417- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5394 No score
HP DECnet-Plus 8.3 before ECO03 for OpenVMS on the Alpha platform uses world-writable permissions for the OSIT$NAMES logical name table, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify this table via the (1) SYS$CRELNM and (2) SYS$DELLNM system services.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5394- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6qvm-c56g-8vpf No score
HP DECnet-Plus 8.3 before ECO03 for OpenVMS on the Alpha platform uses world-writable permissions...
HP DECnet-Plus 8.3 before ECO03 for OpenVMS on the Alpha platform uses world-writable permissions for the OSIT$NAMES logical name table, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify this table via the (1) SYS$CRELNM and (2) SYS$DELLNM system services.
- Record
GHSA-6qvm-c56g-8vpf- 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-2008-5417 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Hp Decnet Plus For Openvms, published December 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.