PT-2010-4439 · Wind River · Vxworks

Bennett Todd + 2 · Published 2010-08-04 · Updated 2026-05-28 · CVE-2010-2965

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wind River VxWorks versions 6.x, 5.x, and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read or modify arbitrary memory locations, perform function calls, or manage tasks via requests to UDP port 17185. This is related to a previous issue.

Recommendations For Wind River VxWorks versions 6.x, 5.x, and earlier, restrict access to UDP port 17185 to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-2965

Affected Products

Vxworks

References · 10

• 🔥 http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2965 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/108807 · Telegram Post
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86EPFA · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jan/10 · Note
• http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=69735 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86FPQL · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362332 · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/165095 · Telegram Post
• https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/faces/maintenance/downloadDetails.jspx?contentId=033708 · Note