# CVE-2017-17482: An issue was discovered in OpenVMS through V8.4-2L2 on Alpha and through V8.4-2L1 on IA64, and VAX/VMS 4.0 and later.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-02-07 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in OpenVMS through V8.4-2L2 on Alpha and through V8.4-2L1 on IA64, and VAX/VMS 4.0 and later. A malformed DCL command table may result in a buffer overflow allowing a local privilege escalation when a non-privileged account enters a crafted command line. This bug is exploitable on VAX and Alpha and may cause a process crash on IA64. Software was affected regardless of whether it was directly shipped by VMS Software, Inc. (VSI), HPE, HP, Compaq, or Digital Equipment Corporation.

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## References

- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/comp.os.vms/BYIUQ0lJ-s0
- http://www.openvms.org/node/121
- https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/06/openvms_vulnerability/

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