# CVE-2007-5241: Memory corruption in n/a

> Local users can crash HP OpenVMS systems via a buffer overflow in the NET$CSMACD.EXE component triggered by a specific command.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mfvh-g94h-m34v

## What is CVE-2007-5241?

CVE-2007-5241 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in NET$CSMACD.EXE in HP OpenVMS 8.3 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via the "MCR MCL SHOW CSMA-CD Port * All" command, which overwrites a Non-Paged Pool Packet.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5241?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Openvms.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-5241?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5241 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-5241 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-5120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5120/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-17482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17482/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2007-0139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0139/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-4052](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4052/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2008-3947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3947/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5241 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-5241 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5241/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5241/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5241
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5241
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5241

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