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.
Published: 2015-10-09
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5860 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:06:34.207Z

Reserved: 2015-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5914

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Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-09T05:59:32.827

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

Link: CVE-2015-5914

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