{"cve":"CVE-2008-3940","nvd":{"published":"2008-09-05T15:08:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:56:51.693","status":"Modified","description":"Format string vulnerability in the finger client in HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 5.x allows local users to gain privileges via format string specifiers in a (1) .plan or (2) .project file.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-134"],"references":["http://deathrow.vistech.net/DEFCON16/VMS.PDF","http://secunia.com/advisories/31587","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30948","http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2463","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44752"],"products":["hp:openvms"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3940","score":0.00379,"percentile":0.31909,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}