CVE-2015-5824

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues

Publication date:

18/09/2015

Last modified:

12/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.30 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0

4.30

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:1.0:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::		10.10.5 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::		8.4.1 (including)

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CVE-2015-5824

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools