Stack-based buffer overflow in ovwparser.dll in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.53, 7.51, and earlier allows remote attackers…

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in ovwparser.dll in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.53, 7.51, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI in an HTTP request processed by ovas.exe, as demonstrated by a certain topology/homeBaseView request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

74.3% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)Other CVEs with CWE-119

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• http://www.offensive-security.com/0day/hp-nnm-ov.py.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• SSRT080033 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 29641 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• hpopenview-ovas-bo(41600) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 1019782 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 28569 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1085 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 5342 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 08:32 UTC.