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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| windriver / vxworks | 6.8 | 6.8.x |
| windriver / vxworks | 6.7 | 6.7.x |
| windriver / vxworks | 6.4 | 6.4.x |
| windriver / vxworks | - | 6.9.4.1.x |
| windriver / vxworks | 6.9 | 6.9.x |
| windriver / vxworks | 5.5 | 5.5.x |
- 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
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