What is the severity of CVE-2015-3678?

CVE-2015-3678 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for privilege escalation and denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3678?

To fix CVE-2015-3678, update your macOS to version 10.10.4 or later.

Who is affected by CVE-2015-3678?

CVE-2015-3678 affects users of Apple macOS versions prior to 10.10.4.

What type of attack does CVE-2015-3678 allow?

CVE-2015-3678 allows local users to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service through specific Thunderbolt commands.

Is CVE-2015-3678 a remote vulnerability?

No, CVE-2015-3678 is a local vulnerability, meaning it can only be exploited by users with local access to the machine.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-3678

high

7.2

CWE

3/7/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-3678: Command Injection

First published: Fri Jul 03 2015(Updated: )

AppleThunderboltEDMService in Apple OS X before 10.10.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified Thunderbolt commands.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
macOS Yosemite	<=10.10.3

Remedy

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00002.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3678?
CVE-2015-3678 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for privilege escalation and denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3678?
To fix CVE-2015-3678, update your macOS to version 10.10.4 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2015-3678?
CVE-2015-3678 affects users of Apple macOS versions prior to 10.10.4.
What type of attack does CVE-2015-3678 allow?
CVE-2015-3678 allows local users to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service through specific Thunderbolt commands.
Is CVE-2015-3678 a remote vulnerability?
No, CVE-2015-3678 is a local vulnerability, meaning it can only be exploited by users with local access to the machine.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3678?
CVE-2015-3678 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for privilege escalation and denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3678?
To fix CVE-2015-3678, update your macOS to version 10.10.4 or later.
Who is affected by CVE-2015-3678?
CVE-2015-3678 affects users of Apple macOS versions prior to 10.10.4.
What type of attack does CVE-2015-3678 allow?
CVE-2015-3678 allows local users to gain elevated privileges or cause a denial of service through specific Thunderbolt commands.
Is CVE-2015-3678 a remote vulnerability?
No, CVE-2015-3678 is a local vulnerability, meaning it can only be exploited by users with local access to the machine.