CVE-2015-3692 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Local attackers with root privileges can bypass EFI locking mechanisms to perform flash attacks on Apple Mac systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-3692?

CVE-2015-3692 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 3 Jul 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3692?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3692?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3692 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-3692 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3692 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j3vj-cfxc-hfjx.

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