CVE-2007-1972
PatrolAgent.exe in BMC Performance Manager does not require authentication for requests to modify configuration files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a request on TCP port 3181 for modification of the masterAgentName and masterAgentStartLine SNMP parameters. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that it does not exist when the system is properly configured
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 4.0% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-1966)
- Published
- April 22, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-1966 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- bmc / performance manager
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2599
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466223/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466274/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23559
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017935
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1458
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-020.html(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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