CVE-2015-7760

macOS < 10.10.5 - Denial of Service via SSH Connection Flood

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

libxpc in launchd in Apple OS X before 10.11 does not restrict the creation of processes for network connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by repeatedly connecting to the SSH port, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7761.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT205267
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908

Scores

EPSS 0.0225
EPSS Percentile 81.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.10.5
Published Oct 09, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026