CVE-2009-4181

Stack-based buffer overflow in ovwebsnmpsrv.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving the sel and arg parameters to jovgraph.exe.

Published: 2009-12-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-4181 is rated High Risk (68.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.86%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4181

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 17.06% 10.86% -6.20%
2 2026-05-01 18.69% 17.06% -1.63%
3 2025-05-03 — 18.69% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4181

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-2009-4181

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4181

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.0.1:*:hp_ux:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.0.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.0.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.0.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.51 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.51:-:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.51 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.51:-:linux:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.51 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.51:-:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.51 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.51:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.53 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.53:-:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.53 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.53:-:linux:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.53 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.53:-:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
hp openview_network_node_manager 7.53 cpe:2.3:a:hp:openview_network_node_manager:7.53:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4181

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