CVE-2009-3841
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 HP Discovery & Dependency Mapping Inventory (DDMI) 2.5x, 7.5x, and 7.60 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
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 confidenceHP Discovery & Dependency Mapping Inventory (DDMI) versions 2.5x, 7.5x, and 7.60 on Windows contains an unspecified vulnerability allowing remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code. The exact attack vector and technical details are not disclosed, but the vulnerability is remotely exploitable and achieves code execution with CVSS base score 9.
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= 2.50= 2.51= 2.52= 7.50= 7.51= 7.60CVSS 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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/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 DDMI installationCheck Windows installed programs or registry for HP Discovery & Dependency Mapping InventoryAffected if HP DDMI appears in installed programs or registry on the system
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Confirm installed versionCheck the version of HP DDMI through Windows Add/Remove Programs, program properties, or HP management toolsAffected if Version is 2.50, 2.51, 2.52, 7.50, 7.51, or 7.60
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Determine service statusCheck if DDMI services are running on the Windows host through Services console or command lineAffected if DDMI services are active or running on the system
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Assess network exposureIdentify if DDMI ports/services are accessible from network by checking listening ports and firewall rulesAffected if DDMI services are exposed to untrusted network access
User is affected if HP Discovery & Dependency Mapping Inventory version 2.50-2.52, 7.50-7.51, or 7.60 is installed and running on Windows with network accessibility.
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 dataRestrict network access to DDMI services to trusted users only, enforce strong authentication, apply HP patches if available, and consider network segmentation to limit exposure. If patches are unavailable, evaluate compensating controls such as web application firewall or isolating the affected system.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2009-3841 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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