CVE-2000-0179 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in HP OpenView OmniBack 2.55, allowing remote attackers to disrupt service by initiating a large number of connections to port 5555. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial availability impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.55CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_omniback_ii:2.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_omniback_ii:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_omniback_ii:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.