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 attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.91% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- windriver/vxworks
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blogs.windriver.com/wind_river_blog/2015/09/wind-river-vxworks-updateclarification.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79205Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/cve-2015-7599-vxworks-vulnerability-impacting-netapp-e-series-products?language=en_USVendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20151029-0001/
- https://www.syscan360.org/slides/2015_EN_AttackingVxWorksFromstoneagetointerstellar_Eric_Yannick.pdfTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://blogs.windriver.com/wind_river_blog/2015/09/wind-river-vxworks-updateclarification.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79205Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/cve-2015-7599-vxworks-vulnerability-impacting-netapp-e-series-products?language=en_USVendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20151029-0001/
- https://www.syscan360.org/slides/2015_EN_AttackingVxWorksFromstoneagetointerstellar_Eric_Yannick.pdfTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.