PT-2017-18110 · Compulab · Compulab Intense Pc+1

Hal Martin · Published 2017-06-06 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2017-8083

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 devices with BIOS before 2017-05-21

Description The issue concerns the lack of the CloseMnf protection mechanism for write protection of flash memory regions in certain devices. This allows local users with administrative privileges to install a firmware rootkit.

Recommendations For CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 devices with BIOS before 2017-05-21, update the BIOS to a version released after 2017-05-21 to enable the CloseMnf protection mechanism and prevent the installation of firmware rootkits.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8083

Affected Products

Compulab Intense Pc

Mintbox 2

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8083 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8083 · Vendor Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/6 · Note
• https://watchmysys.com/blog/2017/06/cve-2017-8083-compulab-intensepc-lacks-bios-wp · Note