CVE-2010-3988
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in HP Insight Control Virtual Machine Management before 6.2 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.
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 · moderate confidenceHP Insight Control Virtual Machine Management versions prior to 6.2 contain an unspecified vulnerability allowing remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and cause denial of service. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely via unknown attack vectors.
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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<= 6.1.2= 6.0= 6.0.1= 6.0.2= 6.1CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 HP Insight Control Virtual Machine Management is installedCheck the system for HP Insight Control Virtual Machine Management software using the operating system's installed programs list, HP Systems Insight Manager, or the HP management interface. Look for HP IMC-VM in the product inventory.Affected if The software is present on the system
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Identify the installed version numberOpen HP Systems Insight Manager or the HP management console, navigate to the installed software inventory, and locate the version of HP Insight Control Virtual Machine Management. The version is typically displayed in the software details or properties section.Affected if The exact version cannot be determined or is below 6.2
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Compare installed version against affected rangesReview the version identified in the previous step. The affected versions are: 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.1, and any version up to and including 6.1.2. Version 6.2 and later are not affected.Affected if The installed version is 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.1, or any version <= 6.1.2
The environment is affected if HP Insight Control Virtual Machine Management is installed and the installed version is 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.1, or any version through 6.1.2.
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 HP Insight Control Virtual Machine Management to version 6.2 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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-2010-3988 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- 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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