CVE-2009-4177 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) versions 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53, specifically within the webappmon.exe component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted HTTP request with an excessively long Host header. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication or complex attack conditions, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.0.1:*:hp_ux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.0.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.0.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.0.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.51:-:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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