CVE-2005-2773: HP OpenView Network Node Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2005-2773 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-25
HP OpenView Network Node Manager (NNM) contains a command injection vulnerability due to improper neutralization of shell metacharacters in multiple scripts, including connectedNodes.ovpl, cdpView.ovpl, freeIPaddrs.ovpl, and ecscmg.ovpl. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by providing malicious input to parameters such as 'node', leading to arbitrary command execution on the host system.
Yes. CVE-2005-2773 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2005-2773?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 25 March 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.2 through 7.50.
Is there a fix for CVE-2005-2773?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2005-2773 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2005-2773?
Check whether you run Hewlett Packard Enterprise OpenView Network Node Manager. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.2 through 7.50
Timeline
2005-08-25: disclosed: Initial public disclosure via Bugtraq and other sources.
2022-03-25: kev added: Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog.