CVE-2001-0552 describes a critical remote command execution vulnerability in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (NNM) 6.1 and Tivoli Netview 5.x and 6.x. Attackers can exploit this by injecting shell metacharacters into SNMP trap messages, allowing arbitrary command execution on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_netview:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_netview:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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