Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2015-3693
Apple Mac EFI before 2015-001, as used in OS X before 10.10.4 and other products, does not properly set refresh rates for DDR3 RAM, which might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct row-hammer attacks, and consequently gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption), by triggering certain patterns of access to memory locations.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.077 (94.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.077 · newest: 0.077 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/03/exploiting-dram-rowhammer-bug-to-gain.ht…
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032755 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75495 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032444 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT204934 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3693?
- CVE-2015-3693 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-254. Published 2015-07-03.
- Is CVE-2015-3693 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.