HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53 ActiveX Control ActiveDom.ocx string memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file ActiveDom.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. Performing a manipulation of the argument string results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3977. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53 (Network Management Software). This affects an unknown code block of the file ActiveDom.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument string 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in a certain ActiveX control in ActiveDom.ocx in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.53 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact via a long string argument to the (1) DisplayName, (2) AddGroup, (3) InstallComponent, or (4) Subscribe method. NOTE: this issue is not a vulnerability in many environments, because the control is not marked as safe for scripting and would not execute with default Internet Explorer settings.

The weakness was presented 11/18/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at coresecurity.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3977 since 11/18/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/12/2017).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54377) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-28804†). See VDB-50851 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Network Management Software

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• HP

Name

• OpenView Network Node Manager

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• 7.53

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.hp.com/

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