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CVE-2014-4498

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-17 Code Errors
Publication date:
30/01/2015
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

The CPU Software in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows physically proximate attackers to modify firmware during the EFI update process by inserting a Thunderbolt device with crafted code in an Option ROM, aka the "Thunderstrike" issue.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.70 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
4.70
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 10.10.1 (including)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools