CVE-2008-2438 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the ovalarmsrv.exe component of HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) versions 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted command to TCP port 2954, which subsequently triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.