CVE-2011-0266

critical

Published 2011-01-13 · 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

Buffer overflow in nnmRptConfig.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.51 and 7.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long nameParams parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0267.2.

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-17028 remote windows verified

Metasploit · 2011-03-23

HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) - nnmRptConfig nameParams Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_windows/http/hp_nnm_nnmrptconfig_nameparams rank 300

HP OpenView NNM nnmRptConfig nameParams 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.

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