PT-2015-2312 · Apple · Os X

Published 2015-10-09 · Updated 2016-12-08 · CVE-2015-7760

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11

Description The issue is related to the libxpc component in launchd, which does not restrict the creation of processes for network connections. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by repeatedly connecting to the SSH port, leading to resource consumption.

Recommendations For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11, update to version 10.11 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11666

CVE-2015-7760

Affected Products

Os X

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11666 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT205267 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7760 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/76908 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033703 · Note