CVE-2015-1892

The Multicast DNS (mDNS) responder in IBM Security Access Manager for Web 7.x before 7.0.0 FP12 and 8.x before 8.0.1 FP1 inadvertently responds to unicast queries with source addresses that are not link-local, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) or obtain potentially sensitive information via port-5353 UDP packets.

Published: 2015-04-01 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-1892 is rated Moderate Risk (47.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.23%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1892

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.45% 2.23% -0.22%
2 2026-03-18 1.82% 2.45% +0.63%
3 2025-12-14 1.82%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1892

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1892

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1892

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware <= 7.0.0.11 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_7.0_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware 8.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:o:ibm:security_access_manager_for_web_8.0_firmware:8.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1892

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