CVE-2015-7987: apple airport_base_station_firmware

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-7987 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in apple airport_base_station_firmware. EPSS estimates a 2.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 26-06-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.