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CVE-2010-2703

85
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-2703 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) versions 7.51 and 7.53 running on Windows. This flaw, residing in the execvp_nc function within the ov.dll module, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted, long HTTP request to webappmon.exe. With a CVSS score of 10.0 and a FAUCET Risk Score of 99/100, this vulnerability is extremely severe, requiring no authentication or complex attack techniques. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit modules are publicly available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high likelihood of exploitation. Despite its age and exploit availability, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
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:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
71.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: HP OpenView Network Node Manager execvp_nc Buffer Overflow · Jul 20, 2010
ExploitDB: EDB-17030 · Mar 23, 2011
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7138 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
PatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 66514
secunia.com / advisories/40686
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/8161
attrition.org / pipermail/vim/2010-July/002374.html
exploit-db.com / exploits/14916
securityfocus.com / archive/1/512544/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/512552/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/41829
securitytracker.com / id
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1866
Vendor Advisory