CVE-2015-4915
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) component in Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to System Management.
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 · moderate confidenceCVE-2015-4915 is a critical remote vulnerability in Oracle's Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) baseboard management controller firmware affecting versions 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2. The CVSS 10 score indicates an easily exploitable, unauthenticated remote attack vector allowing complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors in the System Management component.
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= 3.0= 3.1= 3.2CVSS 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
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 ILOM-enabled hardwareInventory Oracle/Sun server infrastructure (e.g., Sun Blade, Sun Fire, Oracle SPARC servers) known to include ILOM BMC. Check asset management or physical server documentation for ILOM presence.Affected if Oracle or Sun server hardware with ILOM BMC is present in the environment
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Access ILOM web interface versionNavigate to the ILOM web interface (https://<ILOM-IP>) and locate the version information typically found under 'System Information' > 'Summary' or the 'About' page.Affected if The displayed firmware version is 3.0.x, 3.1.x, or 3.2.x
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Check ILOM CLI version via SSHConnect to ILOM via SSH (or serial console) using an administrative account and run the command: 'version' or 'show /System/firmware'. Record the firmware version output.Affected if The firmware version reported is 3.0, 3.1, or 3.2 (any patch level within these major.minor releases)
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Verify ILOM network accessibilityFrom an external network perspective, attempt to reach the ILOM management IP on common BMC ports (HTTP/HTTPS ports 80/443 or IPMI port 623). Use nmap or curl to confirm the ILOM interface is reachable from network segments not dedicated to management.Affected if The ILOM web or IPMI interface is reachable from non-management networks, making the unauthenticated remote attack vector viable
If ILOM firmware versions 3.0, 3.1, or 3.2 are running on Oracle/Sun hardware and the ILOM interface is network-accessible, the environment is affected by CVE-2015-4915.
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 the Oracle critical patch update for ILOM or upgrade to a patched ILOM version. Since this is a remote unauthenticated vulnerability with complete system impact, prioritize patching on any exposed ILOM interfaces immediately.
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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-2015-4915 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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