CVE-2003-0169 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the hpnst.exe component of the GoAhead-Webs webserver, specifically affecting HP Instant TopTools versions prior to 5.55. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted request to hpnst.exe that causes it to call itself, leading to an infinite loop and high CPU consumption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and its primary impact is system availability. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 89/100, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:instant_toptools:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.