CVE-2003-0169

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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0164.html	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104914959705949&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7246	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0164.html	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104914959705949&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7246	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hp:instant_toptools:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2003-04-11 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2003-0169

Mitre link : CVE-2003-0169

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2003-0169

JSON object : View

Products Affected

hp

instant_toptools

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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