CVE-2015-5914 | BDVDB-2026-72080 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703
https://trmm.net/Thunderstrike_FAQ
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
https://support.apple.com/HT205267

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12015-10-09Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.