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CVE-2015-5914
Published: Oct 9, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
1033703
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://trmm.net/Thunderstrike_FAQ
x_refsource_MISC
APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3
vendor-advisory
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https://support.apple.com/HT205267
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