Thunderstrike: EFI Firmware Vulnerability in Apple OS X

CVE-2014-4498 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

The CPU Software in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows physically proximate attackers to modify firmware during the EFI update process by inserting a Thunderbolt device with crafted code in an Option ROM, aka the "Thunderstrike" issue.

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