CVE-2008-1842

HP OpenView Network Node Manager <8.01 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-1842. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text is a vulnerability writeup for CVE-2008-1842, describing a buffer overflow in HP OpenView Network Node Manager. It lacks actual exploit code but references a binary exploit available in a separate download.

Description

Integer signedness error in ovspmd.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 8.01, and 7.53 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long request to TCP port 8886 that begins with a certain negative integer, which passes a signed comparison and triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31629

The provided text is a vulnerability writeup for CVE-2008-1842, describing a buffer overflow in HP OpenView Network Node Manager. It lacks actual exploit code but references a binary exploit available in a separate download.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable HP OpenView Network Node Manager instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/closedview-adv.txt
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121321155405849&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41737
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://aluigi.org/poc/closedview.zip
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1159
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28689
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29713
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493781/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019821

Scores

EPSS 0.1219
EPSS Percentile 95.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (17)
hp/openview_network_node_manager 4.11
hp/openview_network_node_manager 5.0.1
hp/openview_network_node_manager 5.01
hp/openview_network_node_manager 6.0.1
hp/openview_network_node_manager 6.1
hp/openview_network_node_manager 6.2
hp/openview_network_node_manager 6.4
hp/openview_network_node_manager 6.10
hp/openview_network_node_manager 6.20
hp/openview_network_node_manager 6.31
... and 7 more
Published Apr 16, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026