Critical severity · published Jun 26, 2016
CVE-2015-7987
Multiple buffer overflows in mDNSResponder before 625.41.2 allow remote attackers to read or write to out-of-bounds memory locations via vectors involving the (1)…
9.8
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in mDNSResponder before 625.41.2 allow remote attackers to read or write to out-of-bounds memory locations via vectors involving the (1) GetValueForIPv4Addr, (2) GetValueForMACAddr, (3) rfc3110_import, or (4) CopyNSEC3ResourceRecord function.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
9.0 before 9.1 · source: NVD
AB
Airport Base Station Firmware · Apple
7.6 before 7.6.7; 7.7 before 7.7.7 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
10.9 before 10.9.5; 10.10.0 before 10.10.5; 10.11.0 before 10.11.1 · source: NVD
MD
Mdnsresponder · Apple
before 625.41.2 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 2.1 · source: NVD
Affected product
IO
iOS
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