CVE-2007-2280

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in OmniInet.exe (aka the backup client service daemon) in the Application Recovery Manager component in HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 5.50 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MSG_PROTOCOL command with long arguments, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3844.

Published: 2009-12-18 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2280 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 71.00%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-2280

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16455 exploit_db edb 2010-09-20 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-2280

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-11 74.92% 71.00% -3.92%
2 2025-03-30 79.79% 74.92% -4.86%
3 2025-03-29 79.79%

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2280

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2280

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2280

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp openview_storage_data_protector 5.50 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_storage_data_protector:5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_storage_data_protector 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_storage_data_protector:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2280

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