CVE-2010-2709

critical

Published 2010-08-05 · Modified 2026-04-29

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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 webappmon.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.51 and 7.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long OvJavaLocale value in a cookie.

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-14547 webapps windows verified

Nahuel Riva · 2010-08-03

HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.53 - 'OvJavaLocale' Buffer Overflow

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

EDB-17029 remote windows verified

Metasploit · 2011-03-23

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

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_windows/http/hp_nnm_webappmon_ovjavalocale rank 500

HP NNM CGI webappmon.exe OvJavaLocale Buffer Overflow

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
hp	openview_network_node_manager	`7.51`
hp	openview_network_node_manager	`7.53`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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

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