CVE-2009-4179

Stack-based buffer overflow in ovalarm.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

Stack-based buffer overflow in ovalarm.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP Accept-Language header in an OVABverbose action.

Exploit likelihood

67.0%Down 20.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2009-4179
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-4179
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-4149 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-4149
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jx3c-974v-96w4 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in ovalarm.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7...

Record: GHSA-jx3c-974v-96w4
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

hp openview network node manager

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.53 - 'ovalarm.exe' CGI Remote Buffer Overflow	2009-12-12
Exploit-DB	HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) - 'ovalarm.exe' CGI Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-11-11
Metasploit	HP OpenView Network Node Manager ovalarm.exe CGI Buffer Overflow	2009-12-09

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-4179 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Hp Openview Network Node Manager, published December 10, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 67.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.