How severe is CVE-2015-8262?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Buffalotech Airstation Extreme N600

CVE-2015-8262

Buffalo WZR-600DHP2 devices with firmware 2.09, 2.13, and 2.16 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.

EPSS: 0.011 (62.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Buffalotech Airstation_extreme_n600
Buffalotech Airstation_extreme_n600_firmware — versions 2.09, 2.13, 2.16
N/a — versions n/a

References

cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8262?: CVE-2015-8262 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Buffalotech Airstation Extreme N600. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2015-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2015-8262?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.