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CVE-2011-2738

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: September 19, 2011· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

10.0

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Service Monitor before 8.6, as used in Unified Operations Manager before 8.6 and CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution 3.x and 4.x before 4.1; and multiple EMC Ionix products including Application Connectivity Monitor (Ionix ACM) 2.3 and earlier, Adapter for Alcatel-Lucent 5620 SAM EMS (Ionix ASAM) 3.2.0.2 and earlier, IP Management Suite (Ionix IP) 8.1.1.1 and earlier, and other Ionix products; allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets to TCP port 9002, aka Bug IDs CSCtn42961 and CSCtn64922, related to a buffer overflow.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2011-2738 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Scope

Impact

ConfidentialityC

IntegrityC

AvailabilityC

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Vendors & Products

Cisco3 product(s)

unified service monitorciscoworks lan management solutionunified operations manager

emc3 product(s)

ionix acmionix asamionix ip

Source: NVD CPE · 27 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/45979

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/46016

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/46052

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/46053

ADVISORYhttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b9351e.shtml

ADVISORYhttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b9351f.shtml

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/45979

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/46016

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/46052

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/46053

ADVISORYhttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b9351e.shtml

ADVISORYhttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b9351f.shtml

All References (30)

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http://secunia.com/advisories/45979Vendor Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/46016Vendor Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/46052Vendor Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/46053Vendor Advisory

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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b9351e.shtmlVendor Advisory

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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b9351f.shtmlVendor Advisory

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http://www.osvdb.org/75442

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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519646/100/0/threaded

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49627

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49644

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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026046

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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026047

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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026048

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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026059

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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69828

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2011-2738

CVSS Score10.0 / 10

SeverityCRITICAL

WeaknessNVD-CWE-noinfo

CISA KEVNo

Affected2 vendor(s)

PublishedSep 19, 2011

Related CVEs (NVD-CWE-noinfo)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2011-2738 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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