Stack-based buffer overflow in ovwparser.dll in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM)…
Priority HIGH 81CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.74345 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.53 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.1 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.51 | Vulnerable | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.53 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.51 Vulnerable ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1697
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w694-c2xq-pqjf
References
More Hewlett Packard Enterprise Openview Network Node Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-02634 HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.2 through 7.50 allows remote attackers to execute… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2011-00250 Multiple buffer overflows in nnmRptConfig.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-03963 Heap-based buffer overflow in OvWebHelp.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-03657 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2011-00249 Buffer overflow in nnmRptConfig.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.51 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-02593 Stack-based buffer overflow in the execvp_nc function in the ov.dll module in HP OpenView… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2008-1697 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1697 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w694-c2xq-pqjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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