CVE-2015-2896
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 · uneditedThe up.time client in Idera Uptime Infrastructure Monitor through 7.6 allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive version, OS, process, and event-log information via a command.
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 confidenceThe up.time client in Idera Uptime Infrastructure Monitor through version 7.6 contains an information disclosure vulnerability allowing remote attackers to retrieve sensitive system information including version details, OS information, process data, and event-log entries via a specific command. This is a command-injection-like flaw where the client exposes internal data without proper authorization.
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<= 7.6CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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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Verify Idera Uptime Infrastructure Monitor is installedCheck for the presence of Idera Uptime Infrastructure Monitor or up.time in your system's installed programs or running services. Look for processes named 'up.time' or 'uptimemonitor' in your task manager or service list.Affected if The software is installed and running on the system
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Determine the installed version numberOpen the Uptime Infrastructure Monitor interface or check the product's About/Version information panel. The version is typically displayed in the main dashboard or in the Help > About menu. Compare this version to the affected range: any version 7.6 or lower.Affected if The installed version is 7.6 or any lower version number
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Check if the up.time client service is accessibleIdentify the up.time client port (commonly port 9997 or 9998, but verify in your configuration). Use a network scanner or telnet to test if this port is listening and accepting connections from network sources.Affected if The up.time client port is open and accepting connections from network sources beyond localhost
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Verify network exposure of the up.time clientReview firewall rules and network configuration to determine if the up.time client port is exposed to untrusted networks or external IP addresses. Check if the service binds to 0.0.0.0 rather than only localhost.Affected if The up.time client port is accessible from untrusted networks or external IP addresses
Your environment is affected if Idera Uptime Infrastructure Monitor version 7.6 or lower is installed AND the up.time client port is network-accessible beyond trusted hosts.
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 dataUpdate Idera Uptime Infrastructure Monitor to a version beyond 7.6 that includes the security fix. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the up.time client ports and implement firewall rules to limit exposure to untrusted networks.
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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-2015-2896 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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