Vulnerability CVE-2017-8083
Published: 2017-06-06

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Low
Compulab Intense PC / MintBox 2 Missing Write Protection
Hal
06.06.2017

Type:

CWE-862

 (Missing Authorization)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Compulab -> Intense pc firmware 
Compulab -> Mintbox 2 firmware 

 References:
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/6
https://watchmysys.com/blog/2017/06/cve-2017-8083-compulab-intensepc-lacks-bios-wp/
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