CVE-2008-1697

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-04-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1697 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 83.18%, 99th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2008-1697

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16774 exploit_db edb 2010-10-12 Exploit-DB ↗
5342 exploit_db edb 2008-04-02 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1697

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 2026-01-11 83.45% 83.18% -0.27%
2 2025-05-01 82.25% 83.45% +1.20%
3 2025-04-08 — 82.25% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1697

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-2008-1697

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1697

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp openview_network_node_manager <= 7.53 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.51 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1697

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