Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 9, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-7760

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.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.10.5
Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.11

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT205267nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703nvd

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