CVE-2018-7115
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 · uneditedHPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) prior to IMC PLAT 7.3 (E0605P06) is vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow in dbman.exe opcode 10001 on Windows. This problem is resolved in IMC PLAT 7.3 (E0605P06) or subsequent versions.
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 confidenceHPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) contains a remote buffer overflow vulnerability in the dbman.exe component, specifically in opcode 10001 on Windows systems. This memory corruption issue allows remote attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service by sending specially crafted network packets to the affected service.
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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< 7.3= 7.3CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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 HPE IMC installation existsSearch for HPE Intelligent Management Center installation directories on the system, typically found under C:\hp\ or C:\Program Files\Hewlett Packard Enterprise\. Look for the dbman.exe file within the IMC installation folders.Affected if HPE IMC is installed and dbman.exe is present on a Windows system
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Determine IMC versionCheck the version of the installed HPE IMC platform. This can typically be found in the IMC platform version information, often accessible through the IMC web interface, installation metadata, or product release notes.Affected if The installed IMC version is lower than 7.3 or exactly equals 7.3
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Confirm dbman.exe service is runningVerify that the dbman.exe process is active on the Windows system. This can be checked via Windows Task Manager or command-line tools such as tasklist or Get-Process.Affected if dbman.exe process is running on the Windows host
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Check network exposure of dbman serviceDetermine if the dbman service port is exposed to the network. Review firewall rules and network configuration to see if external access to the dbman service is permitted.Affected if The dbman service port is accessible from untrusted networks
A system is affected if HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) version 7.3 or lower is installed on Windows with the dbman.exe service running and accessible 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 data7.3
Upgrade HPE IMC to PLAT 7.3 (E0605P06) or a subsequent version to resolve the vulnerability. If immediate patching is not feasible, consider network segmentation and restricting access to the dbman.exe service port.
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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-2018-7115 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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