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

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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 Dec 31, 2015

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.04%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.04% 0.01040

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01040

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.04% (0.01040)	62.70th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.04% (0.01040)	59.38th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.58% (0.00577)	66.91th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.18% (0.00183)	56.87th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 22, 2024	0.18% (0.00183)	55.75th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.18% (0.00183)	53.74th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78818
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/763576
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78818		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/763576		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner certcc

Published Dec 31, 2015

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Sep 18, 2015

Link CVE-2015-7279

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2015-7279

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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