CVE-2005-3983
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnknown vulnerability in the login page for HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) 4.0 and 4.1, when accessed by Microsoft Internet Explorer with the MS04-025 patch, leads to a denial of service (browser hang). NOTE: although the advisory is vague, this issue does not appear to involve an attacker at all. If not, then this issue is not a vulnerability.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceVulnerability in HP Systems Insight Manager 4.0 and 4.1 login page causes browser hang when accessed via Internet Explorer with MS04-025 patch installed, resulting in client-side denial of service. The advisory itself is uncertain whether this involves an attacker, noting the issue may not be a vulnerability at all.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.0= 4.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm HP Systems Insight Manager installationCheck for HP Systems Insight Manager installation on the system by looking for the HP SIM program in Add/Remove Programs (Windows) or checking for the installation directory, typically under C:\HP\SystemsInsightManager or /opt/hp/simAffected if HP SIM is not installed on the system, this issue does not apply
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Identify installed HP SIM versionLocate the HP SIM version information - this can typically be found in the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\HP\Systems Insight Manager\Setup\Version or by running 'hpasmcli -s show product' if HP tools are installed, or checking the about page in the HP SIM web interfaceAffected if The version is 4.0 or 4.1 exactly; versions outside this range (including later versions like 5.x, 6.x, 7.x) are not affected by this specific issue
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Verify browser environment if testing the login pageIf attempting to reproduce the condition, note that this issue occurs specifically when accessing the HP SIM login page using Internet Explorer with Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-025 patch installed; other browsers or unpatched IE versions would not exhibit this behaviorAffected if The specific combination of IE browser with MS04-025 patch is required for this condition to manifest - without this exact configuration, the hang would not occur
A system is affected only if HP Systems Insight Manager version 4.0 or 4.1 is installed AND the HP SIM login page is accessed using Internet Explorer that has the MS04-025 patch applied; otherwise the condition does not apply.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataGiven the age of HP SIM 4.x and uncertainty around this issue, upgrading to a supported version of HP Systems Insight Manager would be the recommended path if this is still a concern.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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