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CVE-2015-7760 (GCVE-0-2015-7760)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-10-09 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:58
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
https://support.apple.com/HT205267 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2015-09-30 00:00
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