CVE-2015-5879 — Improper Input Validation in Apple Iphone OS

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation4 documents3 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.8%
top 16.99%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Apple Iphone OSApple MAC OS XApple IOS 9+1 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 18
Latest updateMay 17

Description

XNU in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9 does not properly validate the headers of TCP packets, which allows remote attackers to bypass the sequence-number protection mechanism and cause a denial of service (TCP connection disruption) via a crafted header.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.10.5
▶NVDapple/iphone_os8.4.1
▶Appleapple/ios_9

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-jcjc-m39p-5c5c: XNU in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9 does not properly validate the headers of TCP packets, which allows remote attackers to bypass the sequence-nu↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2015-5879: iOS 9↗
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Apple
CVE-2015-5879: OS X El Capitan v10.11↗
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