CVE-2008-3544

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 18.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-10-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in ovalarmsrv in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.51, and possibly 7.01, 7.50, and 7.53, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) REQUEST_SEV_CHANGE (aka number 47), (2) REQUEST_SAVE_STATE (aka number 61), or (3) REQUEST_RESTORE_STATE (aka number 62) request to TCP port 2954.

Affected products

HP Openview Network Node Manager: 7.01, 7.50, 7.51, 7.53

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/closedview_old-adv.txt
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/28668.c
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01537275
http://secunia.com/advisories/31688
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4397
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490541
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28668
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/closedview_old-adv.txt
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/28668.c
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01537275
http://secunia.com/advisories/31688
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4397

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