Description
Apple Mac EFI before 2015-001, as used in OS X before 10.10.4 and other products, does not enforce a locking protection mechanism upon being woken from sleep, which allows local users to conduct EFI flash attacks by leveraging root privileges.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00003.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75495
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032444
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204934
Scores
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
22.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-284
Status
published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x
< 10.10.3
Published
Jul 03, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026