CVE-2015-5914

Published: Oct 9, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

4.7

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Mac Os X

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Mac Os X	Up to 10.10.5

Related CWEs

References (8)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html

Source: product-security@apple.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703

Source: product-security@apple.com

https://support.apple.com/HT205267

Source: product-security@apple.com

Vendor Advisory

https://trmm.net/Thunderstrike_FAQ

Source: product-security@apple.com

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033703

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://support.apple.com/HT205267

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://trmm.net/Thunderstrike_FAQ

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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