CVE-2017-8083 affects CompuLab Intense PC and MintBox 2 devices with BIOS versions prior to 2017-05-21. This vulnerability stems from the absence of the CloseMnf protection mechanism, which is designed to write-protect flash memory regions. A local attacker with administrative privileges could exploit this to install a persistent firmware rootkit. The CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium) indicates a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity requiring high privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= cr_2.2.0.400.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:compulab:intense_pc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= cr_2.2.0.400.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:compulab:mintbox_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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