CVE-2015-7760

Published Oct 9, 2015

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 5
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 10
Vector string: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-399

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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            "matchCriteriaId": "0C5FF5EF-B5D2-4BFE-8C0E-DF1F99F3989D",
            "versionEndIncluding": "10.10.5"
          }
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      }
    ]
  }
]

References