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CVE-2017-3197

GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware fails to securely implement BIOS write protection

Published: Jul 9, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-693
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
5.3%
Top 8.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware for the GB-BSi7H-6500 (version F6) and GB-BXi7-5775 (version F2) platforms does not securely implement BIOSWE, BLE, SMM_BWP, and PRx features. As a result, the BIOS is not protected from arbitrary write access and may permit modifications to the SPI flash.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-693CWE-20

Affected Products

gb-bsi7h-6500 firmwaregigabyteHardware Firmware
gb-bxi7-5775 firmwaregigabyteHardware Firmware
GB-BSi7H-6500GIGABYTEHardware Firmware
GB-BXi7-5775GIGABYTEHardware Firmware
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Exploitability

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97294
securityfocus.com
https://github.com/CylanceVulnResearch/disclosures/blob/master/CLVA-2017-01-001.md
github.com
https://github.com/CylanceVulnResearch/disclosures/blob/master/CLVA-2017-01-002.md
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Timeline

Published
Jul 9, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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