PT-2015-3761 · Apple · Os X

Trammell Hudson · Published 2015-01-30 · Updated 2015-10-09 · CVE-2014-4498

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.10.2

Description The issue allows physically proximate attackers to modify firmware during the EFI update process by inserting a Thunderbolt device with crafted code in an Option ROM.

Recommendations For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.10.2, update to version 10.10.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-17

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-4498

Affected Products

Os X

References · 5

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/HT204244 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4498 · Security Note
• https://trmm.net/Thunderstrike · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1031650 · Note