CVE-2015-6946: microfocus accurev

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-6946 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microfocus accurev. EPSS estimates a 21.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 15-09-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Reprise License Manager service in Borland AccuRev allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) akey or (2) actserver parameter to the activate_doit function or (3) licfile parameter to the service_startup_doit functionality.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.