CVE-2015-7599 (GCVE-0-2015-7599)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-07 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:51
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2015-09-16 00:00
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