CVE-2015-5900 — Apple MAC OS X vulnerability

CWE-2543 documents3 sources
Severity
7.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 36.02%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple OS X EL Capitan V10.11
Timeline
PublishedOct 9
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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 vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:N/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.10.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-crxc-w26p-x8g8: The protected range register in the EFI component in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2015-5900: OS X El Capitan v10.11↗
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