CVE-2003-0169

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Published Apr 1, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 9.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 9.7% (9.678% probability within 30 days)

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References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Hp Instant Toptools

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:43 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 1, 2003, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:43 AM
Reserved: Mar 27, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 11, 2003, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

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