CVE-2015-5879 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can disrupt TCP connections by bypassing sequence-number protection via crafted packet headers in the iOS kernel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5879?
CVE-2015-5879 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 18 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5879?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5879?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5879 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-5879 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5879 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jcjc-m39p-5c5c.