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TITLE:
OpenVMS SMGSHR.EXE Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31581

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31581/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
OpenVMS 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/6052/
OpenVMS 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/344/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in OpenVMS, which can be exploited
by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified boundary error in
the SMGSHR.EXE binary and can be exploited to cause a stack-based
buffer overflow.

The vulnerability is reported in the following products:
* OpenVMS for Integrity Servers versions 8.2-1, 8.3, and 8.3-1H1 
* OpenVMS ALPHA versions 7.3-2, 8.2, and 8.3

SOLUTION:
Apply update kits. Please see vendor advisories for details.

OpenVMS for Integrity Servers V8.2-1:
Apply VMS821I_SMGRTL-V0100.

OpenVMS for Integrity Servers V8.3:
Apply VMS83I_SMGRTL-V0100.

OpenVMS for Integrity Servers V8.3-1H1:
Apply VMS831H1I_SMGRTL-V0100.

OpenVMS ALPHA V7.3-2:
Apply VMS732_SMGRTL-V0100.

OpenVMS ALPHA V8.2:
Apply VMS82A_SMGRTL-V0100.

OpenVMS ALPHA V8.3:
Apply VMS83A_SMGRTL-V0100.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/832.html
http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/833.html
http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/834.html
http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/835.html
http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/836.html
http://mail.openvms.org:8100/Lists/alerts/Message/837.html

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