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Performance Analysis For ServersApplication · Bmc

CVE-2011-0975

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2011-02-10
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Stack-based buffer overflow in BMC PATROL Agent Service Daemon for in Performance Analysis for Servers, Performance Assurance for Servers, and Performance Assurance for Virtual Servers 7.4.00 through 7.5.10; Performance Analyzer and Performance Predictor for Servers 7.4.00 through 7.5.10; and Capacity Management Essentials 1.2.00 (7.4.15) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted length value in a BGS_MULTIPLE_READS command to TCP port 6768.

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 confidence

Stack-based buffer overflow in BMC PATROL Agent Service Daemon on TCP port 6768 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted length value in a BGS_MULTIPLE_READS command. This is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting multiple BMC Performance products versions 7.4.00-7.5.10 and Capacity Management Essentials 1.2.00.

MitigationApply vendor patches or upgrade to supported versions; if patches unavailable, restrict network access to port 6768 via firewall or disable the service until remediation is possible.

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
Performance Analysis For ServersApplication
Affected:= 7.4.00= 7.4.10= 7.4.15= 7.5.00= 7.5.10
Performance Assurance For ServersApplication
Affected:= 7.4.00= 7.4.10= 7.4.15= 7.5.00= 7.5.10
Performance Assurance For Virtual ServersApplication
Affected:= 7.4.00= 7.4.10= 7.4.15= 7.5.00= 7.5.10
Performance Analyzer For ServersApplication
Affected:= 7.4.00= 7.4.10= 7.4.15= 7.5.00= 7.5.10
Performance Predictor For ServersApplication
Affected:= 7.4.00= 7.4.10= 7.4.15= 7.5.00= 7.5.10
Capacity Management EssentialsApplication
Affected:= 1.2.00

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify PATROL Agent Service is running on port 6768
    Run 'netstat -an | grep 6768' or 'ss -tlnp | grep 6768' to check if TCP port 6768 is listening
    Affected if Port 6768 is listening and bound to a BMC PATROL service process
  2. Identify the installed BMC product and version
    Check installed software inventory, registry, or run product-specific version command. Common locations: check installation directory for version files, or use 'wmic product get name,version' on Windows, or query RPM/DPKG packages on Linux
    Affected if The installed product is one of: BMC Performance Analysis For Servers, BMC Performance Assurance For Servers, BMC Performance Assurance For Virtual Servers, BMC Performance Analyzer For Servers, BMC Performance Predictor For Servers, or BMC Capacity Management Essentials
  3. Compare installed version against affected versions
    Match the identified version to the affected list: 7.4.00, 7.4.10, 7.4.15, 7.5.00, 7.5.10 (for Performance products) or 1.2.00 (for Capacity Management Essentials)
    Affected if The installed version exactly matches one of these: 7.4.00, 7.4.10, 7.4.15, 7.5.00, 7.5.10, or 1.2.00

You are affected if the BMC PATROL Agent Service is listening on TCP port 6768 and the installed product version exactly matches 7.4.00, 7.4.10, 7.4.15, 7.5.00, 7.5.10, or 1.2.00.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patches or upgrade to supported versions; if patches unavailable, restrict network access to port 6768 via firewall or disable the service until remediation is possible.

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