CVE-2008-1851 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in HP OpenView Network Node Manager by sending requests with missing arguments.
- 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-2008-1851?
CVE-2008-1851 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Openview Network Node Manager, published on 16 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ovalarmsrv in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.51, 7.53, and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via certain requests that do not provide all required arguments.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1851?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Openview Network Node Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1851?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1851 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-1851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hp Openview Network Node Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jwj7-9j2v-5gr3.