VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-3977

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-11-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references