{"cve":"CVE-2015-7599","nvd":{"published":"2017-02-07T17:59:00.147","modified":"2026-06-17T00:32:48.180","status":"Modified","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_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.1},"cwes":["CWE-190"],"references":["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"],"products":["windriver:vxworks"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:54.846948762+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-7599","score":0.0591,"percentile":0.93233,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}