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CVE-2015-0786

Novell ZENworks Preboot Policy Service Stack Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in the logging functionality in the Preboot Policy service in Novell ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Un desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en la funcionalidad de logging en el servicio Preboot Policy en ZENworks Configuration Management (ZCM) de Novell permite que atacantes remotos ejecuten código arbitrario mediante vectores sin especificar.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Novell ZENWorks. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within ZENworks Preboot Policy Service, which listens on port 13331. The vulnerability is in the logging functionality, which copies attacker provided data into a fixed size stack buffer. An attacker could leverage this to execute arbitrary code as the local user __z_0_1__, which has Administrator privileges.

*Credits: sztivi
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-01-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-04-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-01 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Novell
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 Zenworks Configuration Management
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Affected