SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-3693

Apple Mac EFI before 2015-001, as used in OS X before 10.10.4 and other products, does not properly set refresh rates for DDR3 RAM, which might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct row-hammer attacks, and consequently gain privileges or cause…

HIGH 9.3EPSS 7.66%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Apple Mac EFI before 2015-001, as used in OS X before 10.10.4 and other products, does not properly set refresh rates for DDR3 RAM, which might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct row-hammer attacks, and consequently gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption), by triggering certain patterns of access to memory locations.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
7.66% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-254
Affected
apple/mac os x
Source
product-security@apple.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.