CVE-2009-0921

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 13.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in OvCgi/Toolbar.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long OvAcceptLang cookie, which triggers the error in ov.dll and ovwww.dll, or (2) a long Accept-Language HTTP header, which triggers the error in ovwww.dll or libovwww.so.4.

Affected products

HP Network Node Manager: 7.0.1, 7.5.1, 7.5.3

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123791084113871&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/34444
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/openview-buffer-overflows
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502054/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34134
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34135
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021883
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0819
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49363
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=123791084113871&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/34444
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/openview-buffer-overflows

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