CVE-2008-2438

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 11.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-04-28 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in ovalarmsrv.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 crafted command to TCP port 2954, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected products

HP Openview Network Node Manager: 7.01, 7.51, 7.53

References

http://osvdb.org/54107
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-38/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503024
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503039/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34738
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1187
http://osvdb.org/54107
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-38/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503024
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503039/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34738
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1187

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