Information disclosure in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2015-5898

CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 9 relies on the hardware UID for its cache encryption key, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by obtaining this UID.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.002 (16.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Apple Iphone_os
Apple Watchos — versions 1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Vendor Advisory)