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CVE-2015-7015

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-7015 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the DNS client library of configd, affecting Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting an application that sends a spoofed configd response. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is considered medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity (AC:M) but allowing for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact (C:P/I:P/A:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 9.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 10.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0267 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00003.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205370
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205375
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205378
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1033929