CVE-2015-5914

The EFI component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows physically proximate attackers to modify firmware during the EFI update process by inserting an Apple Ethernet Thunderbolt adapter with crafted code in an Option ROM, aka a "Thunderstrike" issue.  NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4498.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4.7 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
appleCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 35%
VendorProductVersion
applemac_os_x
𝑥
≤ 10.10.5
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267
https://trmm.net/Thunderstrike_FAQ
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://support.apple.com/HT205267
https://trmm.net/Thunderstrike_FAQ