Vulnerability in Apple Airport Base Station
CVE-2015-7988
The handle_regservice_request function in mDNSResponder before 625.41.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036181 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/HT206846 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/143335 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7988?
- CVE-2015-7988 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Airport Base Station. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2015-7988?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.