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CVE-2015-5894 Details

Description

The X.509 certificate-trust implementation in Apple OS X before 10.11 does not recognize that the kSecRevocationRequirePositiveResponse flag implies a revocation-checking requirement, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof endpoints by leveraging access to a revoked certificate.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html CVEVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205267 CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76908 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703 CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html [email protected]Vendor Advisory

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-17DEPRECATED: Code[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple mac os x
<= 10.10.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5894
NVD Published Date:
Oct 9, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-5894 Details - Not Deferred