CVE-2015-6867 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The vertica-udx-zygote process in HP Vertica 7.1.1 UDx does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted packet, aka ZDI-CAN-2914.

Published: 2015-11-04

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opentext:vertica:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6803	The vertica-udx-zygote process in HP Vertica 7.1.1 UDx does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted packet, aka ZDI-CAN-2914.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00913.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77405
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-535/
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04873095

History

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Opentext Opentext vertica
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:hp:vertica:7.1.1:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:opentext:vertica:7.1.1:::::::*
Vendors & Products	Hp Hp vertica	Opentext Opentext vertica

Subscriptions

Opentext Vertica

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-11-04T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:36:34.421Z

Reserved: 2015-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6867

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-11-04T03:59:11.483

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-6867

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-284

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