CVE-2009-5151 | BDVDB-2026-100607 Detail

Description#

The stub component of Absolute Computrace Agent V70.785 executes code from a disk's inter-partition space without requiring a digital signature for that code, which allows attackers to execute code on the BIOS. This allows a privileged local user to achieve persistent control of BIOS behavior, independent of later disk changes.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://www.coresecurity.com/system/files/publications/2016/05/Paper-Deactivate-the-Rootkit-AOrtega-ASacco.pdf

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-05-11Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.