CVE-2015-6849

EMC NetWorker before 8.0.4.5, 8.1.x before 8.1.3.6, 8.2.x before 8.2.2.2, and 9.0 before build 407 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process outage) via malformed RPC authentication messages.

Published: 2015-12-05 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-6849 is rated Moderate Risk (59.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.37%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-6849

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-26 1.01% 1.37% +0.36%
2 2025-06-29 1.58% 1.01% -0.57%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.58% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-6849

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-6849

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-6849

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emc networker 8.0.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.1.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 8.2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:8.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc networker 9.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:networker:9.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-6849

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