CVE-2008-1697

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 74.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-04-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

HP Openview Network Node Manager: through 7.53; 7.0.1, 7.51

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121553626110871&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/29641
http://www.offensive-security.com/0day/hp-nnm-ov.py.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28569
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019782
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1085/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41600
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5342
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121553626110871&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/29641
http://www.offensive-security.com/0day/hp-nnm-ov.py.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28569

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