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.
Published: 2017-06-06
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-17046 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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Compulab Intense Pc Intense Pc Firmware Mintbox 2 Mintbox 2 Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:27:22.017Z

Reserved: 2017-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8083

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-06T14:29:01.000

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8083

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