VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-3692
Apple Mac EFI before 2015-001, as used in OS X before 10.10.4 and other products, does not enforce a locking protection mechanism upon being woken from sleep, which allows local users to conduct EFI flash attacks by leveraging root privileges.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Apple Mac EFI before 2015-001, as used in OS X before 10.10.4 and other products, does not enforce a locking protection mechanism upon being woken from sleep, which allows local users to conduct EFI flash attacks by leveraging root privileges.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204934Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75495
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032444
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204934Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75495
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032444
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.