CVE-2015-7760 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

libxpc in launchd in Apple OS X before 10.11 does not restrict the creation of processes for network connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by repeatedly connecting to the SSH port, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7761.

Published: 2015-10-09

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-7660	libxpc in launchd in Apple OS X before 10.11 does not restrict the creation of processes for network connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by repeatedly connecting to the SSH port, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7761.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00734.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-10-09T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:58:59.935Z

Reserved: 2015-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-7760

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-09T05:59:40.623

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-7760

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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