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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-5820

medium Nessus Plugin ID 264314

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - WebKit in Apple iOS before 9 allows remote attackers to trigger a dialing action via a crafted (1) tel://, (2) facetime://, or (3) facetime-audio:// URL. (CVE-2015-5820)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5820

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 264314

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2015_5820.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/10/2025

Updated: 9/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5820

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qtwebkit-source, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:webkitgtk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qtwebkit-opensource-src

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5820