Improper authentication in Vertica - CVE-2015-6867
Published: May 1, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12317
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6867
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Vertica
Affected software:
Vertica
Vertica
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The weakness exists in the vertica-udx-zygote process due to missing authentication. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted packet and execute arbitrary commands.
The weakness exists in the vertica-udx-zygote process due to missing authentication. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted packet and execute arbitrary commands.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-6867
Update to version 7.1.2 or 7.2.