CVE-2010-3032
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedInteger overflow in the OBGIOPServerWorker::extractHeader function in the ebus-3-3-2-6.dll module in SAP Crystal Reports 2008 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a GIOP packet with a crafted size, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceInteger overflow in the OBGIOPServerWorker::extractHeader function in the ebus-3-3-2-6.dll module of SAP Crystal Reports 2008 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a GIOP packet with a crafted size field, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2008CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Crystal Reports 2008 installationCheck installed programs in Control Panel or query registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for SAP Crystal Reports 2008 entryAffected if Crystal Reports 2008 is listed as installed
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Verify the vulnerable DLL existsSearch for file ebus-3-3-2-6.dll in the Crystal Reports installation directory (commonly C:\Program Files\SAP BusinessObjects\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\)Affected if The file ebus-3-3-2-6.dll is present on the system
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Check GIOP service exposureLook for the Crystal Reports GIOP server listening on typical GIOP ports (often TCP port 8090 or dynamic ports). Use netstat -an or similar network scanning tool to detect listeners on GIOP-related portsAffected if The GIOP service is listening on a network port and accessible to untrusted users
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Identify Crystal Reports version numberRight-click on the installed Crystal Reports executable or check program properties to confirm exact version build. Compare against affected version rangeAffected if The installed version is confirmed as Crystal Reports 2008 (exact match)
The environment is affected if SAP Crystal Reports 2008 is installed and the GIOP service module (ebus-3-3-2-6.dll) is exposed on the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply available SAP security patches for Crystal Reports 2008; if unavailable, disable or restrict network access to the GIOP service and monitor for exploit attempts.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-3032 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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