What is the severity of CVE-2015-7760?

CVE-2015-7760 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service through resource consumption.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7760?

To mitigate CVE-2015-7760, upgrade to macOS version 10.11 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.

What systems are affected by CVE-2015-7760?

CVE-2015-7760 affects Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11, specifically up to 10.10.5.

What kind of attack does CVE-2015-7760 allow?

CVE-2015-7760 allows remote attackers to initiate a denial of service attack by repeatedly connecting to the SSH port.

Is CVE-2015-7760 related to any other vulnerabilities?

Yes, CVE-2015-7760 is related to CVE-2015-7761, but they describe different vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-7760

medium

CWE

399

9/10/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-7760

First published: Fri Oct 09 2015(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Apple iOS and macOS	<=10.10.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7760?
CVE-2015-7760 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service through resource consumption.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7760?
To mitigate CVE-2015-7760, upgrade to macOS version 10.11 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-2015-7760?
CVE-2015-7760 affects Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11, specifically up to 10.10.5.
What kind of attack does CVE-2015-7760 allow?
CVE-2015-7760 allows remote attackers to initiate a denial of service attack by repeatedly connecting to the SSH port.
Is CVE-2015-7760 related to any other vulnerabilities?
Yes, CVE-2015-7760 is related to CVE-2015-7761, but they describe different vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7760?
CVE-2015-7760 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service through resource consumption.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7760?
To mitigate CVE-2015-7760, upgrade to macOS version 10.11 or later, which addresses this vulnerability.
What systems are affected by CVE-2015-7760?
CVE-2015-7760 affects Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11, specifically up to 10.10.5.
What kind of attack does CVE-2015-7760 allow?
CVE-2015-7760 allows remote attackers to initiate a denial of service attack by repeatedly connecting to the SSH port.
Is CVE-2015-7760 related to any other vulnerabilities?
Yes, CVE-2015-7760 is related to CVE-2015-7761, but they describe different vulnerabilities.