What is CVE-2010-4557?

CVE-2010-4557 is a vulnerability in Invensys Foxboro I\/a Series Batch, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2010-12-17.

Is CVE-2010-4557 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Invensys Foxboro I\/a Series Batch

CVE-2010-4557

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2010-12-17 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.121 (96.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.121 · newest: 0.121 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Invensys Foxboro I\/a Series Batch — versions 8.1
Invensys Wonderware Inbatch — versions 9.0, 8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

aluigi.org/adv/inbatch_1-adv.txt (Exploit)
iom.invensys.com/EN/Pages/IOM_CyberSecurityUpdates.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15707 (exploit)
iom.invensys.com/EN/pdfLibrary/SecurityAlert_Invensys_SecurityAlert-LFSEC000000… (Vendor Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/42528 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3244 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-10-348-01.pdf (US Government Resource)
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647928 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4557?: CVE-2010-4557 is a vulnerability in Invensys Foxboro I\/a Series Batch, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2010-12-17.
Is CVE-2010-4557 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.