CVE-2015-7029

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Published Jul 3, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware before 7.6.7 and 7.7.x before 7.7.7 misparses DNS data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:7.7.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6961	Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware before 7.6.7 and 7.7.x before 7.7.7 misparses DNS data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.9% (3.926% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jun/msg00000.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036136
https://support.apple.com/HT206849

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Airport Base Station Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:36 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Jul 3, 2016, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:36 AM
Reserved: Sep 16, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 3, 2016, 1:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM

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