CVE-2014-4498 (GCVE-0-2014-4498)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2015-01-30 11:00
Modified
2024-08-06 11:20
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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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