CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HP Instant Toptools up to 5.54. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file hpnst.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
hpnst.exe in the GoAhead-Webs webserver for HP Instant TopTools before 5.55 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a request to hpnst.exe that calls itself, which causes an infinite loop.
The weakness was shared 04/11/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0169. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11520 (HP Instant TopTools hpnst.exe CGI DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.
Upgrading to version 5.55 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (11520).
Product
Vendor
Name
Version
- 5.0
- 5.1
- 5.2
- 5.3
- 5.4
- 5.5
- 5.6
- 5.7
- 5.8
- 5.9
- 5.10
- 5.11
- 5.12
- 5.13
- 5.14
- 5.15
- 5.16
- 5.17
- 5.18
- 5.19
- 5.20
- 5.21
- 5.22
- 5.23
- 5.24
- 5.25
- 5.26
- 5.27
- 5.28
- 5.29
- 5.30
- 5.31
- 5.32
- 5.33
- 5.34
- 5.35
- 5.36
- 5.37
- 5.38
- 5.39
- 5.40
- 5.41
- 5.42
- 5.43
- 5.44
- 5.45
- 5.46
- 5.47
- 5.48
- 5.49
- 5.50
- 5.51
- 5.52
- 5.53
- 5.54
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Resource consumptionCWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 11520
Nessus Name: HP Instant TopTools hpnst.exe CGI DoS
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Instant Toptools 5.55
Timeline
03/27/2003 🔍04/06/2003 🔍
04/11/2003 🔍
04/11/2003 🔍
04/11/2003 🔍
06/24/2003 🔍
08/08/2014 🔍
06/28/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: hp.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2003-0169 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 1268 - Dos in HP Instant TopTools hpnst.exe, Medium
SecurityFocus: 7246
Entry
Created: 08/08/2014 13:13Updated: 06/28/2021 14:12
Changes: 08/08/2014 13:13 (58), 06/08/2017 23:46 (1), 06/28/2021 14:07 (2), 06/28/2021 14:12 (1)
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