CVE-2008-1842: hp openview_network_node_manager Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-1842 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in hp openview_network_node_manager. EPSS estimates a 12.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 16-04-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
12.19%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 12.19% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (aluigi.org)
Maturity: unknown
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.x - 'ovspmd' Buffer Overflow
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Hp1 product
- openview_network_node_manager≤ 7.53 | 4.11 | 5.01 | 6.0.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.10 | 6.20 | 6.31 | 6.41 | 7.0.1 | 7.50 | 7.51 | 8.01
1 vendor · 1 product
References
9 links- aluigi.altervista.org/adv/closedview-adv.txtX Refsource MISC