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CVE-2003-01691 exploit

hpnst.exe in the GoAhead-Webs webserver for HP Instant TopTools before 5.55 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consu…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
9.7%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

hpnst.exe in the GoAhead-Webs webserver for HP Instant TopTools before 5.55 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a request to hpnst.exe that calls itself, which causes an infinite loop.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

9.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-22447 HP Instant TopTools 5.0 - Remote Denial of Service · dos · 2003-03-31

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0164.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_VULNWATCH, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=104914959705949&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/7246 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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