CVE-2008-3537
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in ovalarmsrv in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3536.
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 · moderate confidenceA denial of service vulnerability exists in the ovalarmsrv component of HP OpenView Network Node Manager versions 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause the service to become unavailable via unspecified vectors.
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= 7.01= 7.51= 7.53CVSS 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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Verify HP OpenView Network Node Manager installationCheck for the presence of HP OpenView Network Node Manager by looking for the installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\HP OpenView or /opt/OV), or query running processes for ov* components.Affected if HP OpenView Network Node Manager is present on the system
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Identify installed NNM versionRun the NNM version command (nnmversion.ovpl or using the GUI: Help > About Network Node Manager) or check the version in the installation directory's version file.Affected if The installed version is exactly 7.01, 7.51, or 7.53
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Locate ovalarmsrv componentCheck if the ovalarmsrv executable exists in the NNM bin directory (for example, $OV_HOME/bin/ovarmsrv or C:\Program Files\HP OpenView\bin\ovarmsrv.exe) or query Windows services for 'ovalarm' related services.Affected if The ovalarmsrv component is present on the system
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Confirm ovalarmsrv service statusCheck if the ovalarmsrv service is running (on Windows: sc query ovalrmsrv, or ps aux | grep ovalarmsrv on Unix) or check if the process is active in memory.Affected if The ovalarmsrv service is currently running or enabled
The environment is affected if HP OpenView Network Node Manager versions 7.01, 7.51, or 7.53 are installed and the ovalarmsrv component is present and running.
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 dataApply HP patches if available; otherwise consider network segmentation to limit exposure, disable the ovalarmsrv service if not required, or migrate to a supported NMS solution.
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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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