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Openview Network Node ManagerApplication · Hp

CVE-2009-2298

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2009-07-02
Mitigation only
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Stack-based buffer overflow in rping in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.53 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, possibly involving a CGI request to webappmon.exe. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2009-1420.

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 · high confidence

Stack-based buffer overflow in the rping component of HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53 on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, likely involving CGI requests to webappmon.exe. This is a classic memory corruption vulnerability where overflowing a stack buffer allows overwriting return addresses to achieve code execution.

MitigationApply vendor patch for HP OpenView NNM 7.53 or upgrade to a patched version. If patching is not immediately possible, consider restricting network access to the webappmon.exe CGI interface or disabling the rping service.

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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
Openview Network Node ManagerApplication
Affected:= 7.53

CVSS 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
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if HP OpenView Network Node Manager is installed
    Look for the NNM installation directory, typically under /opt/OV or /opt/HP/HP_OpenView_NNM. Check for the presence of the ovtopmd, ovw, or other NNM binaries.
    Affected if The product is not installed or the installation directory cannot be found, then the system is not affected.
  2. Determine the installed version of HP OpenView NNM
    Run the command 'ovversion' or check the version information in the installation directory, or look for version files in /opt/OV or /opt/HP/HP_OpenView_NNM.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 7.53 - only this specific version is affected by this CVE.
  3. Check if the rping component is running or enabled
    Look for the rping process using 'ps -ef | grep rping' or check the NNM service configuration for rping. The rping daemon typically listens on a port for RDMA operations.
    Affected if The rping component is running and exposed, making it a potential attack vector for the buffer overflow.
  4. Verify the webappmon.exe CGI interface is accessible
    Check if the web interface is enabled and webappmon.exe CGI is accessible. This is typically found under the NNM web gateway (often /cgi-bin/webappmon.exe or similar paths). Test with a simple HTTP request to the CGI endpoint.
    Affected if The webappmon.exe CGI interface is exposed over the network - this is the likely attack vector mentioned in the CVE.
  5. Assess network exposure of the NNM web services
    Check which network interfaces and ports the NNM web server is listening on. Use 'netstat -anp | grep -E "(80|443|8080)"' or similar to identify listening services.
    Affected if The NNM web interface and CGI are accessible from untrusted networks, increasing the risk of remote exploitation.

The environment is affected only if HP OpenView Network Node Manager version 7.53 is installed with the rping component running and the webappmon.exe CGI interface exposed on the network.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patch for HP OpenView NNM 7.53 or upgrade to a patched version. If patching is not immediately possible, consider restricting network access to the webappmon.exe CGI interface or disabling the rping service.

Fix this in Openview Network Node Manager Scoped from the published advisory
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