CVE-2015-3693

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductApple Mac Os X
PublishedJul 3, 2015
First seenJul 3, 2015

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apple mac_os_xv ≤ 10.10.3—

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