CVE-2001-0552 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on HP OpenView NNM and Tivoli Netview via shell metacharacters in SNMP trap messages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0552?
CVE-2001-0552 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Hp Openview Network Node Manager, published on 29 Aug 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ovactiond in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (NNM) 6.1 and Tivoli Netview 5.x and 6.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a certain SNMP trap message.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0552?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Hp Openview Network Node Manager, Ibm Tivoli Netview.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2001-0552 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0552 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Hp Openview Network Node Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-58wf-w6hc-fcfx.