CVE-2015-3693

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.

🔗 References (16)

• product-security@applehttp://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/03/exploiting-dram-rowhammer-bug-to-gain.html
• product-security@applehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
• product-security@applehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00003.html
• product-security@applehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT204934
• product-security@applehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
• product-security@applehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75495
• product-security@applehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032444
• product-security@applehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032755
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/03/exploiting-dram-rowhammer-bug-to-gain.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00003.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204934
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204942
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75495
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032444