Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-8083 - Missing Authorization vulnerability in Compulab Intense PC Firmware and Mintbox 2 Firmware

047910
CVSS 6.7 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
HIGH
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
compulab
CWE-862

Summary

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.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)