CVE-2015-6471
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 · uneditedEaton Cooper Power Systems ProView 4.x and 5.x before 5.1 on Form 6 controls and Idea and IdeaPLUS relays does not properly initialize padding fields in Ethernet packets, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading packet data.
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 confidenceThe ProView software on Eaton Cooper Power Systems Form 6 controls and Idea/IdeaPLUS relays fails to properly initialize padding fields in outgoing Ethernet packets. This causes residual memory data to be transmitted in network packets, potentially exposing sensitive information such as configuration details, credentials, or other memory-resident data to remote attackers who can capture network traffic.
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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= 4.0= 5.0= 5.0.1= 5.0.2= 5.0.3= 5.0.4= 5.0.5= 5.0.6= 5.0.7= 5.0.8= 5.0.9= 5.0.10CVSS 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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Identify ProView installationLocate ProView software on the system. Check for installation directories such as C:\Program Files\ProView or C:\ProView, and look for ProView executable files (proview.exe or similar). On industrial control equipment, access the device management interface to confirm ProView is running as the management software.Affected if ProView software is found to be installed or running on the system.
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Determine ProView versionRight-click the ProView application icon and select 'Properties', then view the 'Version' tab. Alternatively, open ProView and navigate to Help > About to display the version information. If accessing via the managed device web interface, check the firmware or software version field.Affected if The version displayed is 4.0, 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.6, 5.0.7, 5.0.8, 5.0.9, or 5.0.10.
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Verify network exposureConfirm that the ProView-managed device (Eaton Cooper Power Systems Form 6 controls or Idea/IdeaPLUS relays) is connected to a network where its Ethernet traffic can be captured. Use network scanning tools or check device network configuration to verify network connectivity status.Affected if The ProView-managed device is network-connected and its outbound Ethernet packets could be captured by an attacker on the same network segment.
You are affected if ProView version 4.0 through 5.0.10 is installed on a network-connected Eaton Cooper Power Systems Form 6 control or Idea/IdeaPLUS relay, because uninitialized padding in outgoing packets may leak sensitive memory contents to network observers.
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 ProView to version 5.1 or later per vendor instructions. If immediate patching is not feasible, implement network segmentation to isolate affected devices and deploy packet capture monitoring to detect attempts to exploit this information disclosure.
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