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CVE-2018-9069

BIOS Write Protection Race Condition

Published: Oct 2, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-362

Description

In some Lenovo IdeaPad consumer notebook models, a race condition in the BIOS flash device locking mechanism is not adequately protected against, potentially allowing an attacker with administrator access to alter the contents of BIOS.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:HUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

Affected Products

lenovo group ltdcommercialCNHardware Firmwareaka iomega storcenter, lenovoemc, ez media and backup center
hpcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka hewlett packard, hpe
and 64 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

Timeline

Published
Oct 2, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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