CVE-2015-3693 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2015-07-03

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 31.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.31141.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/03/exploiting-dram-rowhammer-bug-to-gain.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00003.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204934
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75495
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032444
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032755

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2015-07-03T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:56:14.901Z

Reserved: 2015-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3693

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-07-03T01:59:47.777

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-3693

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-254

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