CVE-2009-3844

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the OmniInet process in HP OpenView Data Protector Application Recovery Manager 5.50 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted MSG_PROTOCOL packet.

Published: 2009-12-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3844 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 74.06%, 99th percentile). 3 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-2009-3844

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16435 exploit_db edb 2010-09-20 Exploit-DB ↗
10715 exploit_db edb 2009-12-26 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3844

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 2026-06-15 76.61% 74.06% -2.54%
2 2025-11-18 66.27% 76.61% +10.34%
3 2025-08-26 — 66.27% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3844

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-2009-3844

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3844

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

References for CVE-2009-3844

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