CVE-2008-1842
highpriority · attend · 54EPSS 0.122 · 96 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-31629HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.x - 'ovspmd' Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (18)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- hp openview network node manager≤ 7.53nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 4.11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 5.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 5.01nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 6.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 6.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 6.10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 6.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 6.20nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 6.31nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 6.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 6.41nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 7.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 7.01nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 7.50nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 7.51nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- hp openview network node manager= 8.01nvdUScpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/closedview-adv.txtenisa_euvd
- http://aluigi.org/poc/closedview.zipenisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121321155405849&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29713enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019821enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493781/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28689enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1159enisa_euvd
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