CVE-2015-7599

moderate-risk
Published 2017-02-07

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.

Do I need to act?

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8.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.1/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (6)

Affected Vendors

Windriver

References (10)

Vendor Advisory http://blogs.windriver.com/wind_river_blog/2015/09/wind-river-vxworks-updateclar...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79205
Vendor Advisory https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/cve-2015-7599-vxworks-vulnerability-impa...
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20151029-0001/
Technical Description https://www.syscan360.org/slides/2015_EN_AttackingVxWorksFromstoneagetointerstel...
Vendor Advisory http://blogs.windriver.com/wind_river_blog/2015/09/wind-river-vxworks-updateclar...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79205
Vendor Advisory https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/cve-2015-7599-vxworks-vulnerability-impa...
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20151029-0001/
Technical Description https://www.syscan360.org/slides/2015_EN_AttackingVxWorksFromstoneagetointerstel...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 10/34 · Low
Exposure 13/34 · Low