CVE-2015-5912 Server-side request forgery in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote FTP proxy servers can trigger TCP connections to intranet hosts via crafted responses in iOS CFNetwork, enabling Server-Side Request Forgery attacks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-5912?

CVE-2015-5912 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 18 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The CFNetwork FTPProtocol component in Apple iOS before 9 allows remote FTP proxy servers to trigger TCP connection attempts to intranet hosts via crafted responses.

Weakness: CWE-17

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5912?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5912?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5912 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2015-5912 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-6633-q8p9-q38v.

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