What is CVE-2015-7279?

CVE-2015-7279 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ampedwireless R10000. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2015-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2015-7279?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ampedwireless R10000

CVE-2015-7279

Amped Wireless R10000 devices with firmware 2.5.2.11 use an improper algorithm for selecting the ID value in the header of a DNS query, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof responses by predicting this value.

Published 2015-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ampedwireless R10000
Ampedwireless R10000 Firmware — versions 2.5.2.11

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/78818 (vdb-entry)
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/763576 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7279?: CVE-2015-7279 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ampedwireless R10000. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2015-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2015-7279?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.