Critical severity · published Jun 26, 2016
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)…
9.8
CVSS
4.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
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)4.8% · higher than 92% 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
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7988
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7988
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/143335
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036181
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206846
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