Buffer overflow in the lm_tcp service in Invensys Wonderware InBatch 8.1 and 9.0, as used in Invensys Foxboro I/A Series Batch 8.1 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to port 9001.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-4557 is rated High Exploit Risk (94.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 45.05%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +15.00% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15707 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-12-08 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-10 | 30.05% | 45.05% | +15.00% |
| 2 | 2025-08-26 | 32.32% | 30.05% | -2.27% |
| 3 | 2025-06-18 | — | 32.32% | — |
Full EPSS history (21 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| invensys | wonderware_inbatch | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_inbatch:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| invensys | wonderware_inbatch | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:a:invensys:wonderware_inbatch:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| invensys | foxboro_i\/a_series_batch | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:invensys:foxboro_i\/a_series_batch:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://aluigi.org/adv/inbatch_1-adv.txt | Exploit |
| http://iom.invensys.com/EN/Pages/IOM_CyberSecurityUpdates.aspx | Vendor Advisory |
| http://iom.invensys.com/EN/pdfLibrary/SecurityAlert_Invensys_SecurityAlert-LFSEC00000051_12-10.pdf | Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/42528 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15707 | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647928 | US Government Resource |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-10-348-01.pdf | US Government Resource |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3244 | Vendor Advisory |