CVE-2015-7599 Information

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

Reference

http://blogs.windriver.com/wind_river_blog/2015/09/wind-river-vxworks-updateclarification.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79205 https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/cve-2015-7599-vxworks-vulnerability-impacting-netapp-e-series-products?language=en_US https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20151029-0001/ https://www.syscan360.org/slides/2015_EN_AttackingVxWorksFromstoneagetointerstellar_Eric_Yannick.pdf

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.1