Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in ovwparser.dll in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.53, 7.51, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI in an HTTP request processed by ovas.exe, as demonstrated by a certain topology/homeBaseView request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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HP OpenView NNM 7.53, 7.51 OVAS.EXE Pre-Authentication Stack Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/http/hp_nnm_ovas
Exploit-DB 2
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.53/7.51 - 'OVAS.exe' Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16774 · remote · Oct 12, 2010 · verified
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.5.1 - 'OVAS.exe' Overflow (SEH) EDB-5342 · remote · Apr 2, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.offensive-security.com/0day/hp-nnm-ov.py.txt
- SSRT080033 vendor-advisory
- 29641 third-party-advisory
- hpopenview-ovas-bo(41600) vdb-entry
- 1019782 vdb-entry
- 28569 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-1085 vdb-entry
- 5342 exploit