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CVE-2009-5151
CVE-2009-5151
Description
The stub component of Absolute Computrace Agent V70.785 executes code from a disk's inter-partition space without requiring a digital signature for that code, which allows attackers to execute code on the BIOS. This allows a privileged local user to achieve persistent control of BIOS behavior, independent of later disk changes.
Impact
CVSS v3 : 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2 : 7.2 HIGH
Type
CWE-284
Attack Vector
CVSSv2 Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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References
https://www.coresecurity.com/system/files/publications/2016/05/Paper-Deactivate-the-Rootkit-AOrtega-ASacco.pdf
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