An issue was discovered in OpenVMS through V8.4-2L2 on Alpha and through V8.4-2L1 on IA64, and VAX/VMS 4.0 and later. A malformed DCL command table may result in a buffer overflow allowing a local privilege escalation when a non-privileged account enters a crafted command line. This bug is exploitable on VAX and Alpha and may cause a process crash on IA64. Software was affected regardless of whether it was directly shipped by VMS Software, Inc. (VSI), HPE, HP, Compaq, or Digital Equipment Corporation.

IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0 on OpenVMS, when the default rights of the MQM group are established, does not properly verify User Authorization File (UAF) data, which allows local users to kill listener processes and the command server via a control command.

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.