Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-5869
The Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in Apple iOS before 9 allows remote attackers to reconfigure a hop-limit setting via a small hop_limit value in a Router Advertisement (RA) message.
Products affected by CVE-2015-5869
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5869
0.37%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 56 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-5869
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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3.3
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LOW | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
6.5
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2.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-5869
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-5869
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76764
Apple iOS APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
Apple iOS Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Deny Service and Let Apps and Local Users Gain Elevated Pr
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https://support.apple.com/HT205267
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11 - Apple SupportVendor Advisory
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/04/2
oss-security - Re: CVE Request : IPv6 Hop limit lowering via RA messages
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html
Apple - Lists.apple.comVendor Advisory
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00005.html
Apple - Lists.apple.comVendor Advisory
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https://support.apple.com/HT205212
About the security content of iOS 9 - Apple SupportVendor Advisory
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
Apple - Lists.apple.comVendor Advisory
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https://support.apple.com/HT205213
About the security content of watchOS 2 - Apple SupportVendor Advisory
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