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CVE-2009-4179
Stack-based buffer overflow in ovalarm.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53 allows remote attackers to…
High10.0EPSS 67.0%
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- hp
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in ovalarm.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP Accept-Language header in an OVABverbose action.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 67.0% · top 0.7% of all CVEs (6 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
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-09-12 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- hp-ovnnm-ovalarm-bo(54657) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 37347 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20091209 TPTI-09-12: HP OpenView NNM ovalarm.exe CGI Accept-Language Stack Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 37261 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SSRT090257 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- SSRT090134 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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