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CVE-2015-3692

6.8 · MEDIUM

Apple Mac EFI before 2015-001, as used in OS X before 10.10.4 and other products, does not enforce a locking protection mechanism upon being woken from sleep, which allows local users to conduct EF…

Published Jul 3, 2015appleCWE-284EPSS 0.31%

Overview

CVE-2015-3692 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting apple mac_os_x. It was published on July 3, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Apple Mac EFI before 2015-001, as used in OS X before 10.10.4 and other products, does not enforce a locking protection mechanism upon being woken from sleep, which allows local users to conduct EFI flash attacks by leveraging root privileges.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from apple. Update mac_os_x to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
applemac_os_x0Affected

References

Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00003.htmlRefsupport.apple.com/kb/HT204934Refsupport.apple.com/kb/HT204942Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/75495Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1032444Reflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.htmlReflists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00003.htmlRefsupport.apple.com/kb/HT204934Refsupport.apple.com/kb/HT204942

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3692?

CVE-2015-3692 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting apple mac_os_x. It was published on July 3, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-3692?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-3692?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from apple. Update mac_os_x to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-3692?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2015-3692 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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