Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-5900 (CCN-106798)

Assigned:2015-09-30
Published:2015-09-30
Updated:2016-12-08
Summary:The protected range register in the EFI component in Apple OS X before 10.11 has an incorrect value, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (boot failure) via a crafted app that writes to an unintended address.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
4.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.1 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-254
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-5900

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1033703

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apple-macosx-cve20155900-dos(106798)

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
Apple security updates

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT205267

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 10.10.5)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    apple mac os x *
    apple mac os x 10.6.8