CVE-2007-2998 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 4 Jun 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users can crash OpenVMS systems by executing specific Pascal code due to improper restoration of processor state values.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-2998?

CVE-2007-2998 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jun 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Pascal run-time library (PAS$RTL.EXE) before 20070418 on OpenVMS for Integrity Servers 8.3, and PAS$RTL.EXE before 20070419 on OpenVMS Alpha 8.3, does not properly restore PC and PSL values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via certain Pascal code.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2998?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Openvms.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2007-2998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3j5p-c9jq-rrfh.