CVE-2010-1973 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit the Auditing subsystem in HP OpenVMS to gain elevated privileges or access sensitive information.

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-2010-1973?

CVE-2010-1973 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jul 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Auditing subsystem in HP OpenVMS 8.3, 8.2, 7.3-2, and earlier on the ALPHA platform, and 8.3-1H1, 8.3, 8.2-1, and earlier on the Itanium platform, allows local users to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1973?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Openvms.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1973?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-1973 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-84c9-5xg4-rqj6.

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