CVE-2017-3753 Security feature bypass in Desktop and Notebook BIOS
Attackers with admin or physical access can bypass Device Guard and Hyper-V protections in Lenovo UEFI BIOS to execute arbitrary code.
- 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-2017-3753?
CVE-2017-3753 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Group Ltd. Desktop and Notebook BIOS, published on 10 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in some Lenovo products that use UEFI (BIOS) code developed by American Megatrends, Inc. (AMI). With this vulnerability, conditions exist where an attacker with administrative privileges or physical access to a system may be able to run specially crafted code that can allow them to bypass system protections such as Device Guard and Hyper-V.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3753?
It affects 111 products.
Products include Lenovo 63 Firmware, Lenovo H50-30g Firmware, Lenovo Ideacentre 300-20ish Firmware, Lenovo Ideacentre 300s-11ish Firmware, Lenovo Ideacentre 510s-08ish Firmware, Lenovo Ideacentre 510s-23isu Firmware and 105 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3753?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-3753 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3753 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Lenovo Group Ltd. Desktop and Notebook BIOS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-97c7-jg3h-5vf5.