CVE-2002-1513 describes a vulnerability in the UCX POP server within HP TCP/IP services for OpenVMS versions 4.2 through 5.3. This flaw allows local users to truncate arbitrary files by leveraging the -logfile command line option, bypassing file system permissions due to the server running with SYSPRV and BYPASS privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not in the KEV catalog and with no active exploitation reported, an exploit (EDB-21856) is publicly available, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tcp-ip_services:4.2:*:openvms:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tcp-ip_services:5.0a:*:openvms:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tcp-ip_services:5.1:*:openvms:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:compaq:tcp-ip_services:5.3:*:openvms:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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