CVE-2008-1842 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.2% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Integer signedness error in ovspmd.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 8.01, and 7.53 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 8886 that begins with a certain negative integer, which passes a signed comparison and triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 12.19% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-04-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | openview network node manager |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.x - 'ovspmd' Buffer Overflow | 2008-04-08 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/closedview-adv.txt
- http://aluigi.org/poc/closedview.zip
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121321155405849&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29713
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019821
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493781/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28689
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1159
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41737
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/closedview-adv.txt
- http://aluigi.org/poc/closedview.zip
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121321155405849&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29713
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019821
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493781/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28689
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1159
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41737
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