BIOS Vulnerability: Firmware Rootkit Installation on CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 Devices

CVE-2017-8083 · HIGH Severity

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

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.

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