Buffer overflow in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware
CVE-2015-7029
Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware before 7.6.7 and 7.7.x before 7.7.7 misparses DNS data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.039 (89.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Airport_base_station_firmware — versions 7.7.0, 7.7.3
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7029?
- CVE-2015-7029 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2015-7029?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.