CVE-2010-3318
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 · uneditedIBM Records Manager (RM) 4.5.x before 4.5.1.1-IER-FP001 transmits passwords in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
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 confidenceIBM Records Manager versions 4.5.x before 4.5.1.1-IER-FP001 transmits user passwords in cleartext over the network, allowing attackers with network sniffing capabilities to intercept and read plaintext credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 4.5.0= 4.5.1CVSS 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
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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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Identify IBM Records Manager versionLocate the installed version of IBM Records Manager in the system information, about dialog, or version file provided with the installationAffected if the version is 4.5.0, 4.5.1, or any 4.5.x version before 4.5.1.1-IER-FP001
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Identify IBM Filenet Content Manager versionLocate the installed version of IBM Filenet Content Manager in the system information, about dialog, or version file provided with the installationAffected if the version is 4.5.0 or 4.5.1
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Confirm version falls within affected rangeCompare your installed version against the affected ranges: 4.5.0, 4.5.1, or 4.5.x versions earlier than 4.5.1.1-IER-FP001Affected if the installed version matches 4.5.0, 4.5.1, or any 4.5.x release prior to 4.5.1.1-IER-FP001
The environment is affected if IBM Records Manager or IBM Filenet Content Manager is installed at version 4.5.0, 4.5.1, or any 4.5.x version before 4.5.1.1-IER-FP001, as these versions transmit passwords in cleartext over 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 dataUpgrade to IBM Records Manager 4.5.1.1-IER-FP001 or later, or enable TLS/SSL encryption for all network communications including authentication flows.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-3318 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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