CVE-2017-8083 (GCVE-0-2017-8083)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-06-06 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:27
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Summary
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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