CVE-2017-2751
MEDIUMDescription
A BIOS password extraction vulnerability has been reported on certain consumer notebooks with firmware F.22 and others. The BIOS password was stored in CMOS in a way that allowed it to be extracted. This applies to consumer notebooks launched in early 2014.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2019-17662 | Critical | 9.8 | 97% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-29583 | Critical | 9.8 | 90% | KEV | - |
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| CVE-2024-44000 | Critical | 9.8 | 83% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-9160 | Critical | 9.8 | 77% | - | - |
| CVE-2017-9248 | Critical | 9.8 | 75% | KEV | Fix |
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