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 Feb 7, 2017
8.1
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.91%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5.91% (0.05910) | 93.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.91% (0.05910) | 92.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 8.22% (0.08222) | 92.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 11, 2025 | 6.59% (0.06586) | 90.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.29% (0.05291) | 89.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.21% (0.02214) | 89.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.21% (0.02214) | 87.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 85.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 84.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 67.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://blogs.windriver.com/wind_river_blog/2015/09/wind-river-vxworks-updateclarification.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79205 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/cve-2015-7599-vxworks-vulnerability-impacting-netapp-e-series-products?language=en_US x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20151029-0001/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.syscan360.org/slides/2015_EN_AttackingVxWorksFromstoneagetointerstellar_Eric_Yannick.pdf x_refsource_MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.windriver.com/wind_river_blog/2015/09/wind-river-vxworks-updateclarification.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79205 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/cve-2015-7599-vxworks-vulnerability-impacting-netapp-e-series-products?language=en_US | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20151029-0001/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.syscan360.org/slides/2015_EN_AttackingVxWorksFromstoneagetointerstellar_Eric_Yannick.pdf | x_refsource_MISCTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory |
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