CVE-2009-3840 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the embedded database engine service (ovdbrun.exe) in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) versions 7.51 and 7.53. An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the daemon by sending a specially crafted packet with an invalid Error Code field. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, leading to a partial denial of service. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.51:-:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.51:-:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.51:-:solaris:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.51:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.53:-:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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