# CVE-2017-8974: Auth bypass in NonStop Server

> Attackers can bypass local authentication restrictions in HPE NonStop Server, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the system.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 15 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g789-vw2g-8q2r

## What is CVE-2017-8974?

CVE-2017-8974 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise NonStop Server, published on 15 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Local Authentication Restriction Bypass vulnerability in HPE NonStop Server version L-Series: T6533L01 through T6533L01^ADN; J-Series and H-series: T6533H02 through T6533H04^ADF and T6533H05 through T6533H05^ADL was found.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8974?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Nonstop Server Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-8974?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-8974 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise NonStop Server

- [CVE-2017-5803](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5803/): Information disclosure in NonStop Servers using SSH Service (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-5788](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5788/): Information disclosure in NonStop Software Essentials (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8974 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-8974 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise NonStop Server, published on 15 Feb 2018. 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-2017-8974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise NonStop Server. 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-2017-8974/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8974/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8974
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8974
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8974

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8974/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.