CVE-2008-1697
Stack-based buffer overflow in ovwparser.dll in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.53, 7.51, and earlier allows remote attackers…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 74.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules1 module
- HP OpenView NNM 7.53, 7.51 OVAS.EXE Pre-Authentication Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/http/hp_nnm_ovasRank gooddisclosed 2 Apr 2008
Exploit-DB2 entries
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.53/7.51 - 'OVAS.exe' Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16774remote, windowspublished 12 Oct 2010Verified
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.5.1 - 'OVAS.exe' Overflow (SEH) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 5342remote, windowspublished 2 Apr 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 5342 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 74.3% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
8
- http://www.offensive-security.com/0day/hp-nnm-ov.py.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- SSRT080033 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 29641 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- hpopenview-ovas-bo(41600) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1019782 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 28569 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1085 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 5342 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-1698 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-1697)Record last updated .