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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5846 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:06:34.469Z

Reserved: 2015-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5900

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-10-09T05:59:28.907

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-5900

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