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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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2017-8083

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-8083

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