High severity · published Feb 7, 2017
CVE-2015-7599
Integer overflow in the _authenticate function in svc_auth.c in Wind River VxWorks 5.5 through 6.9.4.1, when the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) protocol is enabled, allows remote…
8.1
CVSS
5.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Integer overflow in the _authenticate function in svc_auth.c in Wind River VxWorks 5.5 through 6.9.4.1, when the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) protocol is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a username and password.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.9% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VX
Vxworks · Windriver
through 6.9.4.1; 5.5; 6.4; 6.7; 6.8; 6.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7599
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7599
Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.windriver.com/wind_river_blog/2015/09/wind-river-vxworks-updateclarification.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79205
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/cve-2015-7599-vxworks-vulnerability-impacting-netapp-e-series-products?language=en_US
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20151029-0001/
Technical Description
https://www.syscan360.org/slides/2015_EN_AttackingVxWorksFromstoneagetointerstellar_Eric_Yannick.pdf
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