Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2010-5333 affects the web server in Integard Pro and Home. A long password submitted to the administration login can overflow memory and may allow arbitrary code execution. This is serious where the admin web interface is reachable, especially because public exploit references exist.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation if Integard is still deployed or remotely reachable. Treat internet-exposed administration interfaces as urgent because the impact is code execution and public exploit references exist.
Technical view
The CVE describes an EIP-overwrite buffer overflow triggered by an oversized password in an administration login POST request. It affects Integard Pro and Home before 2.0.0.9037 and 2.2.x before 2.2.0.9037. The record distinguishes this from an earlier SEH-overwrite method.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to legacy Integard Pro or Home installations with the bundled web administration server enabled. Risk is highest if that interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV, and the supplied bundle does not prove active exploitation. However, public exploit and Metasploit references indicate practical exploitation knowledge is publicly available.
Researcher notes
The affected product metadata in the bundle is incomplete, but the CVE description names Integard Pro and Home version ranges. No CVSS, CWE, patch advisory, or active-exploitation source is provided.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any Integard Pro or Home deployments and their exact versions.
- Upgrade below 2.0.0.9037 or affected 2.2.x installations per vendor guidance.
- Disable the administration web server if it is not required.
- Restrict administration access to trusted networks or VPN-only paths.
- Monitor for abnormal administration login requests with unusually long password fields.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Integard Pro or Home is installed in asset inventory.
- Verify the installed version is not in the vulnerable ranges.
- Check whether the administration web interface is reachable externally.
- Review web server logs for suspicious administration login POST requests.
- Avoid production probing with oversized passwords unless formally approved and isolated.
Public sources used
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- Unknown
- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14941CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/integard_password_bof.rbCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15016CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://purpl3f0xsec.tech/2019/08/04/osce-prep-integard.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/purpl3-f0x/OSCE-prep/blob/master/eip_integard.pyCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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