SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 9.68%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (9.68%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
9.68% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
hp/instant toptools
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.