CVE-2009-3840 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the HP OpenView Network Node Manager database service by sending a packet with an invalid Error Code field.
- 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-2009-3840?
CVE-2009-3840 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Openview Network Node Manager, published on 19 Nov 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The embedded database engine service (aka ovdbrun.exe) in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.51 and 7.53 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an invalid Error Code field in a packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3840?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Openview Network Node Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3840?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3840 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-2009-3840 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-3840 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Hp Openview Network Node Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6vvh-58xp-cxgw.