CVE-2017-2751 Information disclosure in HP 240 G1 Notebook PC and certain other consumer notebooks
Attackers can extract BIOS passwords from CMOS on affected HP notebooks, bypassing authentication and accessing protected system settings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-2751?
CVE-2017-2751 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP 240 G1 Notebook PC and certain other consumer notebooks, published on 3 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2751?
It affects 34 products.
Products include Hp Compaq 14-H000 Firmware, Hp Compaq 14-S000 Firmware, Hp Compaq Cq45-900 Firmware, Hp Hp 1000-1300 Firmware, Hp Hp 14-G000 Firmware, Hp Hp 14-R000 Firmware and 28 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2751?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2751 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-2751 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2751 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-82wv-qvfh-pqc2.