Multiple buffer overflows in the authentication functionality in the web-server module in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services before 4.0 allow
Multiple buffer overflows in the authentication functionality in the web-server module in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services before 4.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a session on TCP port (1) 443 or (2) 1741, aka Bug ID CSCti41352.
- Published
- Oct 29, 2010
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 6.0% · 93th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
42
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 6.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | ciscoworks common services | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ciscoworks_common_services |
| cisco | ciscoworks lan management solution | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ciscoworks_lan_management_solution |
| cisco | qos policy manager | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:qos_policy_manager |
| cisco | security manager | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:security_manager |
| cisco | telepresence readiness assessment manager | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:telepresence_readiness_assessment_manager |
| cisco | unified operations manager | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_operations_manager |
| cisco | unified service monitor | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_service_monitor |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- cisco ciscoworks common services3.0.5
- cisco ciscoworks common services3.0.6
- cisco ciscoworks common services3.1
- cisco ciscoworks common services3.1.1
- cisco ciscoworks common services3.2
- cisco ciscoworks common services3.3
- cisco ciscoworks lan management solution2.6
- cisco ciscoworks lan management solution3.0
- cisco ciscoworks lan management solution3.1
- cisco ciscoworks lan management solution3.2
- cisco qos policy manager4.0
- cisco qos policy manager4.0.1
- cisco qos policy manager4.0.2
- cisco security manager3.0.2
- cisco security manager3.2
- cisco telepresence readiness assessment manager1.0
- cisco unified operations manager2.0.1
- cisco unified operations manager2.0.2
- cisco unified operations manager2.0.3
- cisco unified service monitor2.0.1
Same product
cisco: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2009-1161Directory traversal vulnerability in the TFTP service in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services (CWCS) 3.0.x through 3.2.x on Windows, as used in 44Plan
- CVE-2011-3310The Home Page component in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services before 4.1 on Windows, as used in CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution, Cisco Secu41Plan
- CVE-2011-0966Directory traversal vulnerability in cwhp/auditLog.do in the Homepage Auditing component in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services 3.3 and earlier39Monitor
- CVE-2008-2054Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services 3.0.3 through 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a cli38Monitor
- CVE-2011-2042The Sybase SQL Anywhere database component in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services 3.x and 4.x before 4.1 allows remote attackers to obtain pote20Monitor
- CVE-2011-0961Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cwhp/device.center.do in the Help servlet in Cisco CiscoWorks Common Services 3.3 and earlier al19Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- osvdb.org/68927
- secunia.com/advisories/42011
- securitytracker.com/id?1024646
- www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b51501.shtml
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44468
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2793
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.