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Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2015-5824

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Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2015-5824

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
09/18/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/23/2015
Modified
11/30/2016

Description

The NSURL implementation in the CFNetwork SSL component in Apple iOS before 9 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers after a certificate change, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Solution(s)

  • apple-ios-upgrade-latest

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