CVE-2015-5879 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2015-5879

XNU in the kernel in Apple iOS before 9 does...

5 CVSS

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

apple

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Affected Software

iphone os, mac os x

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 18th, 2015

Last Modified: August 6th, 2024

Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.