CVE-2015-2117
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHP TippingPoint Security Management System (SMS) and TippingPoint Virtual Security Management System (vSMS) before 4.1 patch 3 and 4.2 before patch 1 do not require authentication for JBoss RMI requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) uploading this code within an archive or (2) instantiating a class.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceHP TippingPoint SMS and vSMS versions prior to 4.1 patch 3 and 4.2 patch 1 have a critical authentication bypass in the JBoss RMI interface. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code by uploading archives or instantiating arbitrary classes via the unprotected RMI endpoint.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.2<= 4.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed SMS or vSMS versionAccess the management console or check system information to find the current version number of HP TippingPoint Security Management System or Virtual Security Management SystemAffected if The installed version is earlier than 4.1 patch 3 or 4.2 patch 1 (any version <= 4.2 without the patches applied)
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Locate JBoss RMI service configurationInspect the JBoss application server configuration files or running services on the SMS/vSMS system to identify if the RMI endpoint is enabled and bound to a network-accessible interfaceAffected if The JBoss RMI interface is enabled and bound to an accessible network address rather than localhost only
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Verify management interface exposureCheck network binding settings or firewall rules to determine whether the SMS/vSMS management interfaces are reachable from external or untrusted network segmentsAffected if The management interface (including JBoss RMI port) is exposed to networks that are not trusted or are internet-facing
A system is affected if it runs HP TippingPoint SMS or vSMS version <= 4.2 without the 4.1 patch 3 or 4.2 patch 1 applied AND has the JBoss RMI endpoint accessible from a network where untrusted users could reach it.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patches (4.1 patch 3 or 4.2 patch 1) to enforce authentication on JBoss RMI requests. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the SMS/vSMS management interfaces from untrusted sources.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-2117 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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