Description
The EFI component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows physically proximate attackers to modify firmware during the EFI update process by inserting an Apple Ethernet Thunderbolt adapter with crafted code in an Option ROM, aka a "Thunderstrike" issue. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4498.
References
- 1033703 vdb-entry
- https://trmm.net/Thunderstrike_FAQ
- APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-3 vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267