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CVE-2019-9865

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-05-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-190

Description

When RPC is enabled in Wind River VxWorks 6.9 prior to 6.9.1, a specially crafted RPC request can trigger an integer overflow leading to an out-of-bounds memory copy. It may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• Windriver Vxworks: from 6.9 before 6.9.1; 6.6, 6.7, 6.8 — fixed in 6.9.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Windriver Vxworks 6.9.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=security-notices
• https://www.windriver.com/feeds/wind_river_security_notices.xml
• https://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=security-notices
• https://www.windriver.com/feeds/wind_river_security_notices.xml

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