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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:06:34.336Z

Reserved: 2015-08-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-5879

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-09-18T12:00:18.653

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-5879

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