CVE-2015-7516: onosproject onos NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-7516 is a high (CVSS 7.8) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in onosproject onos. EPSS estimates a 3.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 4% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 24-08-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ONOS before 1.5.0 when using the ifwd app allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and switch disconnect) by sending two Ethernet frames with ether_type Jumbo Frame (0x8870).
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
3.69%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 3.69% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Onosproject1 product
- onos≤ 1.4.0
1 vendor · 1 product