CVE-2015-5879

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - product-security@apple.com

Published

2015-09-18

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• Iphone Os (Apple)
• Mac Os X (Apple)

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76764
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
• https://support.apple.com/HT205212
• https://support.apple.com/HT205267