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CVE-2015-5879 (GCVE-0-2015-5879)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-09-18 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:06
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
URL Tags
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https://support.apple.com/HT205212 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76764 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://support.apple.com/HT205267 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Date Public
2015-09-16 00:00
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