CVE-2015-5914

Published Oct 9, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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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
Aug 6, 2024, 7:06 AM
Reserved
Aug 6, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 9, 2015, 5:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:29 AM