HP Openview Network Node Manager 6.1 Alarm Service memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in HP Openview Network Node Manager 6.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Alarm Service. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2000-0558. There is not any exploit available. Applying restrictive firewalling is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in HP Openview Network Node Manager 6.1 (Network Management Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Alarm Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in HP Openview Network Node Manager 6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the Alarm service (OVALARMSRV) on port 2345.

The weakness was released 06/06/2000 by Security Team (DCIST) as not defined posting (NTBugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0558. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/21/2026).

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling 2345.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4619), SecurityFocus (BID 1317†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-796†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Firewall
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Security Team (DCIST)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0558 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0558
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15636
X-Force: 4619
SecurityFocus: 1317 - HP Openview Network Node Manager Alarm Service Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 796 - HP OpenView Network Node Manager Alarm Service Buffer Overrun Vulnerability, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 10:13
Updated: 04/21/2026 18:31
Changes: 06/25/2014 10:13 (61), 05/08/2019 18:49 (2), 04/21/2026 18:31 (15)
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