CVE-2017-8083 | BDVDB-2026-86144 Detail

Description#

CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 devices with BIOS before 2017-05-21 do not use the CloseMnf protection mechanism for write protection of flash memory regions, which allows local users to install a firmware rootkit by leveraging administrative privileges.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://watchmysys.com/blog/2017/06/cve-2017-8083-compulab-intensepc-lacks-bios-wp/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/6

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-06-06Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.