9.8

CVE-2015-7988: apple airport_base_station_firmware

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 26-06-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-7988 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in apple airport_base_station_firmware. EPSS estimates a 4.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.82%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

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

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 metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.82% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.82%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Apple5 products

1 vendor · 5 products

References

4 links