CVE-2010-2703

critical
Published 2010-07-28 ยท Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
10.0

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the execvp_nc function in the ov.dll module in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.51 and 7.53, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP request to webappmon.exe.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-17030 remote windows verified
Metasploit ยท 2011-03-23

HP Network Node Manager (NMM) - CGI 'webappmon.exe execvp' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch โ€” refresh in a moment.
EDB-14916 dos windows verified
Abysssec ยท 2010-09-06

HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) - 'webappmon.exe execvp_nc' Remote Code Execution

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Metasploit modules

HP OpenView Network Node Manager execvp_nc Buffer Overflow
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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
hp hpopenview_network_node_manager7.51
hp hpopenview_network_node_manager7.53

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.