CVE-2015-5887

Description

The TLS Handshake Protocol implementation in Secure Transport in Apple OS X before 10.11 accepts a Certificate Request message within a session in which no Server Key Exchange message has been sent, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted TLS data.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.71% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205267 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5887?
CVE-2015-5887 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5887?
To fix CVE-2015-5887, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5887 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5887 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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