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CVE-2015-7687

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-7687 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting OpenSMTPD versions prior to 5.7.2, including those distributed with Fedora and OpenBSD. This flaw, stemming from issues in req_ca_vrfy_smtp and req_ca_vrfy_mta, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a high-impact, low-complexity attack vector requiring no user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:opensmtpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0409 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170448.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/169600.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
opensmtpd.org / announces/release-5.7.2.txt
Release NotesVendor Advisory
qualys.com / 2015/10/02/opensmtpd-audit-report.txt
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/10/03/1
Mailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/76975
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry