CVE-2015-6999

The OCSP client in Apple iOS before 9.1 does not check for certificate expiry, which allows remote attackers to spoof a valid certificate by leveraging access to a revoked certificate.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77268
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929
https://support.apple.com/HT205370	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77268
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033929
https://support.apple.com/HT205370	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-10-23 10:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-6999

Mitre link : CVE-2015-6999

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-6999

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os

CWE

CWE-254

7PK - Security Features

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