Signature Detail

APP: Hewlett-Packard OpenView Alarm Denial of Service (2)

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in the Hewlett-Packard OpenView Alarm Service. A successful attack can lead to a buffer overflow and cause the service to crash, denying use of the service (DoS).

Extended Description

HP OpenView Network Node Manager is prone to multiple vulnerabilities affecting the 'ovalarmsrv.exe' process. These issues include a format-string vulnerability, multiple buffer-overflow vulnerabilities, and a denial-of-service vulnerability. Attackers can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected application or to consume excessive system resources. Successful exploits will compromise affected computers or cause denial-of-service conditions. HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.50 is vulnerable; the denial-of-service issue also affects version 7.53; other versions may also be affected.

Affected Products

• HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.01
• HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.50
• HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.51
• HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53

References

• BugTraq: 28668
• CVE: CVE-2008-1852