CVE-2003-0169
HP Instant TopTools - Denial of Service via hpnst.exe Infinite Loop
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-0169. PoCs published by Erik Parker.
AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Instant TopTools, where a malformed request to the `hpnst.exe` CGI script can cause a service disruption. The example URL demonstrates the exploit vector, but no actual exploit code is present.
Description
hpnst.exe in the GoAhead-Webs webserver for HP Instant TopTools before 5.55 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a request to hpnst.exe that calls itself, which causes an infinite loop.
Exploits (1)
The provided text describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Instant TopTools, where a malformed request to the `hpnst.exe` CGI script can cause a service disruption. The example URL demonstrates the exploit vector, but no actual exploit code is present.