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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 code via a username and password.

Published

2017-02-07T17:59:00.147

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-190

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	windriver	vxworks	≤ 6.9.4.1	Yes
Operating System	windriver	vxworks	5.5	Yes
Operating System	windriver	vxworks	6.4	Yes
Operating System	windriver	vxworks	6.7	Yes
Operating System	windriver	vxworks	6.8	Yes
Operating System	windriver	vxworks	6.9	Yes

References

http://blogs.windriver.com/wind_river_blog/2015/09/wind-river-vxworks-updateclarification.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79205 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/cve-2015-7599-vxworks-vulnerability-impacting-netapp-e-series-products?language=en_US Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20151029-0001/ ([email protected])
https://www.syscan360.org/slides/2015_EN_AttackingVxWorksFromstoneagetointerstellar_Eric_Yannick.pdf Technical Description, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://blogs.windriver.com/wind_river_blog/2015/09/wind-river-vxworks-updateclarification.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79205 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/cve-2015-7599-vxworks-vulnerability-impacting-netapp-e-series-products?language=en_US Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20151029-0001/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.syscan360.org/slides/2015_EN_AttackingVxWorksFromstoneagetointerstellar_Eric_Yannick.pdf Technical Description, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)