CVE-2015-7279

Amped Wireless R10000 devices with firmware 2.5.2.11 use an improper algorithm for selecting the ID value in the header of a DNS query, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof responses by predicting this value.

Published: 2015-12-31 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-7279 is rated Moderate Risk (48/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.91%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7279

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 2026-05-24 0.67% 0.91% +0.24%
2 2026-04-08 1.07% 0.67% -0.40%
3 2025-12-19 — 1.07% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-7279

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-7279

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2015-7279

Comment: <a href="https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/331.html">CWE-331: Insufficient Entropy</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-7279

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ampedwireless r10000_firmware 2.5.2.11 cpe:2.3:o:ampedwireless:r10000_firmware:2.5.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-7279

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78818
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/763576 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence