Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-4498 (CCN-100493)

Assigned:2014-06-20
Published:2015-01-27
Updated:2015-10-09
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.7 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
3.5 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-17
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-4498

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.2 and Security Update 2015-001

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204244

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1031650

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
macosx-cve20144498-sec-bypass(100493)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://trmm.net/Thunderstrike

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 10.10.1)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple mac os x *
    apple mac os x 10.10.0
    apple mac os x 10.10.1