Description
The X.509 certificate-trust implementation in Apple iOS before 9.1 does not recognize that the kSecRevocationRequirePositiveResponse flag implies a revocation-checking requirement, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof endpoints by leveraging access to a revoked certificate.
Published: 2015-10-23
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-6929 The X.509 certificate-trust implementation in Apple iOS before 9.1 does not recognize that the kSecRevocationRequirePositiveResponse flag implies a revocation-checking requirement, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof endpoints by leveraging access to a revoked certificate.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:36:35.247Z

Reserved: 2015-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6997

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Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-23T10:59:07.320

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

Link: CVE-2015-6997

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