CVE-2017-9457

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Published Jul 25, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Intense PC Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware does not perform capsule signature validation before upgrading the system firmware. The absence of signature validation allows an attacker with administrator privileges to flash a modified UEFI BIOS.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:compulab:intense_pc_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:compulab:intense_pc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18390	Intense PC Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware does not perform capsule signature validation before upgrading the system firmware. The absence of signature validation allows an attacker with administrator privileges to flash a modified UEFI BIOS.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.826% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143481/Compulab-Intense-PC-MintBox-2-Signature-Verification.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/56
https://watchmysys.com/blog/2017/07/cve-2017-9457-compulab-intense-pc-lacks-firmware-validation/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Compulab Intense Pc Intense Pc Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 25, 2017, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 5:11 PM
Reserved: Jun 6, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:28 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 25, 2017, 2:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:28 AM

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