CVE-2010-2703

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the execvp_nc function in the ov.dll module in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.51 and 7.53, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP request to webappmon.exe.

Published: 2010-07-28 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-2703 is rated High Exploit Risk (87/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 79.62%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 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-2010-2703

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
17030 exploit_db edb 2011-03-23 Exploit-DB ↗
14916 exploit_db edb 2010-09-06 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2703

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 2025-12-18 82.23% 79.62% -2.62%
2 2025-04-05 82.56% 82.23% -0.33%
3 2025-03-30 82.56%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2703

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-2010-2703

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2703

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2703

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