CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-3693
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-07-03
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-254
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• apple mac os x (<= 10.10.3)
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/03/exploiting-dram-rowhammer-bug-to-gain.html googleprojectzero.blogspot.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204934 Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75495 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032444 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032755 www.securitytracker.com
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/03/exploiting-dram-rowhammer-bug-to-gain.html googleprojectzero.blogspot.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204934 Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75495 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032444 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032755 www.securitytracker.com