The handle_regservice_request function in mDNSResponder before 625.41.2 allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 50Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The handle_regservice_request function in mDNSResponder before 625.41.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04821 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 to before 9.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.9 to before 10.9.5; 10.10.0 to before 10.10.5; 10.11.0 to before 10.11.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.6 to before 7.6.7; 7.7 to before 7.7.7 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_base_station:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:mdnsresponder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 625.41.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 to before 9.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.9 to before 10.9.5; 10.10.0 to before 10.10.5; 10.11.0 to before 10.11.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 to before 7.6.7; 7.7 to before 7.7.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:h:apple:airport_base_station:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:mdnsresponder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 625.41.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7988
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wj37-2wrq-j2mg
References
More Apple Airport Base Station Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-05861 Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware before 7.6.7 and 7.7.x before 7.7.7 misparses DNS… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-06154 Use after free in Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware Update CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-06148 NULL pointer dereference in Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware Update CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-06637 Multiple buffer overflows in mDNSResponder before 625.41.2 allow remote attackers to read… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-06157 Out-of-bounds read in Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware Update CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-06164 NULL pointer dereference in Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2015-7988 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-7988 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wj37-2wrq-j2mg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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