Buffer overflow in HP Openview Network Node Manager

CVE-2009-3977

Multiple buffer overflows in a certain ActiveX control in ActiveDom.ocx in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.53 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact via a long string argument to the (1) DisplayName, (2) AddGroup, (3) InstallComponent, or (4) Subscribe method. NOTE: this issue is not a vulnerability in many environments, because the control is not marked as safe for scripting and would not execute with default Internet Explorer settings.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.023 (81.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Hp Openview_network_node_manager — versions 7.53
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC)