PT-2015-6290 · Apple · Mac Efi+1

Corey Kallenberg + 3 · Published 2015-07-03 · Updated 2016-12-06 · CVE-2015-3692

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac EFI versions before 2015-001 OS X versions prior to 10.10.4

Description The issue allows local users to conduct EFI flash attacks by leveraging root privileges, due to the lack of a locking protection mechanism when the system is woken from sleep.

Recommendations For Apple Mac EFI versions before 2015-001, update to version 2015-001 or later. For OS X versions prior to 10.10.4, update to OS X version 10.10.4 or later.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-3692

Affected Products

Mac Efi

Os X

References · 7

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204934 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3692 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/75495 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032444 · Note