CVE - CVE-2015-5879

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-5879	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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APPLE:APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html APPLE:APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3 URL:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html BID:76764 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76764 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/HT205212 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/HT205267 SECTRACK:1033609 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
Assigning CNA
Apple Inc.
Date Record Created
20150806	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150806)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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