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CVE-2015-5920 (GCVE-0-2015-5920)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-09-18 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:06
VLAI
Summary
The Software Update component in Apple iTunes before 12.3 does not properly handle redirection, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to discover encrypted SMB credentials via unspecified vectors.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT205221 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033617 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2015-09-16 00:00
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