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CVE-2009-3844

81
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3844 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow in the OmniInet process of HP OpenView Data Protector Application Recovery Manager versions 5.50 and 6.0. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted MSG_PROTOCOL packet. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code, including Metasploit modules, is readily available, indicating a high potential for exploitation despite a lack of active community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.50CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_data_protector_application_recovery_manager:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_data_protector_application_recovery_manager:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
74.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: HP OmniInet.exe MSG_PROTOCOL Buffer Overflow · Dec 17, 2009
ExploitDB: EDB-16435 · Sep 20, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7406 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/37600
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/54638
securityfocus.com / archive/1/508329/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/37250
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3454
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-09-091
Exploit