Vigil@nce: OpenView NNM: denial of service of ovtopmd
October 2008 by Vigil@nce
SYNTHESIS
A remote attacker can use a vulnerability of OpenView NNM in order
to create a denial of service.
Gravity: 2/4
Consequences: denial of service of service
Provenance: intranet client
Means of attack: no proof of concept, no attack
Ability of attacker: expert (4/4)
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5)
Diffusion of the vulnerable configuration: high (3/3)
Creation date: 09/10/2008
IMPACTED PRODUCTS
– Hewlett-Packard OpenView
DESCRIPTION
The Openview NNM (Network Node Manager) product manages a network
of computers.
The ovtopmd service (OpenView Topology Manager Daemon) handles the
database containing network topology.
A network attacker can create a denial of service in ovtopmd.
Technical details are unknown.
CHARACTERISTICS
Identifiers: BID-31669, c01567813, CVE-2008-3545, HPSBMA02374,
SSRT080046, VIGILANCE-VUL-8156