Ciscoworks Common ServicesApplication · Cisco
CVE-2010-3036
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 · uneditedMultiple buffer overflows in the authentication functionality in the web-server module in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services before 4.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a session on TCP port (1) 443 or (2) 1741, aka Bug ID CSCti41352.
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 analysisThe program reads or writes outside the bounds of an allocated buffer, corrupting adjacent memory. With crafted input an attacker can overwrite control data and, with effort, redirect execution to their own code. Remediation ranges from bounds checking and safe library functions to compiler mitigations, usually alongside a careful audit of the surrounding code.
General guidance for the memory buffer bounds error class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →
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
Ciscoworks Common ServicesApplication
= 3.0.5= 3.0.6= 3.1= 3.1.1= 3.2= 3.3
Ciscoworks Lan Management SolutionApplication
= 2.6= 3.0= 3.1= 3.2
Qos Policy ManagerApplication
= 4.0= 4.0.1= 4.0.2
Security ManagerApplication
= 3.0.2= 3.2
Telepresence Readiness Assessment ManagerApplication
= 1.0
Unified Operations ManagerApplication
= 2.0.1= 2.0.2= 2.0.3
Unified Service MonitorApplication
= 2.0.1CVSS 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
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.
dbcve · scopedCiscoWorks Common Services 4.0 or later (note: Cisco later rebranded this product line; consider current Cisco Prime Infrastructure as the modern successor)
- Verify current CiscoWorks Common Services version by accessing the web interface or checking system documentation
- Download CiscoWorks Common Services version 4.0 or later from the Cisco software download center
- Review CiscoWorks Common Services 4.0 release notes for upgrade prerequisites and compatibility requirements
- Back up the current CiscoWorks configuration and database
- Ensure backup of all critical data including LMS, QPM, Security Manager configurations if co-located
- Stop all CiscoWorks services before beginning the upgrade
- Install CiscoWorks Common Services 4.0 following the upgrade guide
- After installation, verify all CiscoWorks services start successfully
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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