CVE-2008-1697: HP OpenView Network Node Manager

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 74.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• HP OpenView Network Node Manager: up to and including 7.53; version 7.0.1 only; version 7.51 only

Published 2008-04-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.