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title: "CVE-2010-1961: Buffer overflow in ovutil.dll… | CubePath"
description: "Buffer overflow in ovutil.dll in ovwebsnmpsrv.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.51 and 7.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1961
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# CVE-2010-1961: Buffer overflow in ovutil.dll… | CubePath

## Description

Buffer overflow in ovutil.dll in ovwebsnmpsrv.exe in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.51 and 7.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified variables to jovgraph.exe, which are not properly handled in a call to the sprintf function.

Official description from the CVE record, published by hp. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1961)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.67319 (67.3% probability)

Percentile

99.3%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [40638](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40638)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [HPSBMA02537](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127602909915281&w=2)  (marc.info) vendor-advisory
- [zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-106](http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-106/)
- [20100608 ZDI-10-106: Hewlett-Packard OpenView NNM ovutil.dll getProxiedStorageAddress Remote Code Execution Vulnerability](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511731/100/0/threaded)  (securityfocus.com) mailing-list
- [40101](http://secunia.com/advisories/40101)  (secunia.com) third-party-advisory
- [ovnnm-getproxiedstorageaddress-bo(59250)](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59250)  (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com) vdb-entry
- [1024071](http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024071)  (securitytracker.com) vdb-entry

## Timeline

1. ID reserved May 19, 2010
2. Record published Jun 10, 2010
3. Record last updated Aug 7, 2024

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