10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2010-2965
Rockwell Automation VxWorks WDB Agent Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

The WDB target agent debug service in Wind River VxWorks 6.x, 5.x, and earlier, as used on the Rockwell Automation 1756-ENBT series A with firmware 3.2.6 and 3.6.1 and other products, allows remote attackers to read or modify arbitrary memory locations, perform function calls, or manage tasks via requests to UDP port 17185, a related issue to CVE-2005-3804.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 5, 2010, 1:22 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 28, 2025, 2:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-2965 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Rockwellautomation 1756-enbt\/a_firmware
2 Rockwellautomation 1756-enbt\/a
1 Windriver vxworks
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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  • seclists.org
SEC Consult SA-20250127-0 :: Weak Password Hashing Algorithms in Wind River Software VxWorks RTOS

Full Disclosure mailing list archives SEC Consult SA-20250127-0 :: Weak Password Hashing Algorithms in Wind River Software VxWorks RTOS From: SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab via Fulldisclosure <fulldisc ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (2 months ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-2965 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Jan. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/10
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html
    Added Reference http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=69735
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362332
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86EPFA
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86FPQL
    Added Reference https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/faces/maintenance/downloadDetails.jspx?contentId=033708
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html Exploit http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=69735 No Types Assigned http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=69735 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362332 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362332 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86EPFA No Types Assigned http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86EPFA Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86FPQL No Types Assigned http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86FPQL Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/faces/maintenance/downloadDetails.jspx?contentId=033708 No Types Assigned https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/faces/maintenance/downloadDetails.jspx?contentId=033708 Permissions Required
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-264
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Removed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1756-enbt_series_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:1756-enbt_series_a_firmware:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:1756-enbt_series_a_firmware:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.8 OR *cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1756-enbt_series_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:1756-enbt\/a_firmware:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:1756-enbt\/a_firmware:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.9.4.12 OR cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1756-enbt\/a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-2965 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-2965 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

93.84 }} -0.03%

score

0.99862

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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