CVE Catalog
CVE-2000-0179
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk9.70%
95th percentile - higher than 95% of all known CVEs
Summary
HP OpenView OmniBack 2.55 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack that can be executed by remote attackers by establishing a large number of connections to port 5555.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can disrupt service availability, leading to downtime and affecting user access to services.
Recommendation
It is recommended to limit the number of connections to port 5555 and to monitor network activity for potential attacks.
Original NVD description (English source)
HP OpenView OmniBack 2.55 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of connections to port 5555.