Stack-based buffer overflow in OmniInet.exe (aka the backup client service daemon) in the Application Recovery Manager component in HP Open…

published 2009-12-18 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-2275

cvss: 10.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 60.3%; EPSS 60.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Stack-based buffer overflow in OmniInet.exe (aka the backup client service daemon) in the Application Recovery Manager component in HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 5.50 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MSG_PROTOCOL command with long arguments, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3844.

Patch / fix

links 2

Timeline

2009-12-17 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/misc/hp_omniinet_1)
2009-12-18 Published

Exploit prediction

60.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/misc/hp_omniinet_1 HP OmniInet.exe MSG_PROTOCOL Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, great rank, 2009-12-17
EDB-16455 HP - 'OmniInet.exe' MSG_PROTOCOL Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2) remote, 2010-09-20

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

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

References

zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-09-099/
patch
securitytracker.com /id?1023361
vdb-entry, patch
marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=126106261622540&w=2
vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/37396
vdb-entry
vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/3594
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2007-2280
NVD CVE-2007-2280

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Summary