CVE-2010-2965

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.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 93.51% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory cert.org Third-Party Advisory cert.org Third-Party Advisory cert.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86FPQL third party advisory us government resource
http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=69735 permissions required
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362332 third party advisory us government resource
https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/faces/maintenance/downloadDetails.jspx?contentId=033708 permissions required
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86EPFA third party advisory us government resource
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html not applicable
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2965?
CVE-2010-2965 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2965?
To fix CVE-2010-2965, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2965 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2965 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.