Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Jun 6, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-8083
CVE-2017-8083
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.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:compulab:intense_pc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=cr_2.2.0.400.2
- cpe:2.3:o:compulab:mintbox_2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=cr_2.2.0.400.2
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- watchmysys.com/blog/2017/06/cve-2017-8083-compulab-intensepc-lacks-bios-wp/nvdThird Party Advisory
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