CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-5900

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The protected range register in the EFI component in Apple OS X before 10.11 has an incorrect value, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service (boot failure) via a crafted app that writes to an unintended address.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience system failures, leading to downtime and loss of access to critical resources.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to version 10.11 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS