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.
Published: 2015-09-18
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 1.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5825 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.
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Apple Iphone Os Mac Os X
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:06:34.336Z

Reserved: 2015-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5879

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Status : Modified

Published: 2015-09-18T12:00:18.653

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-5879

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