CVE-2017-13083

Akeo Consulting Rufus prior to version 2.17.1187 does not adequately validate the integrity of updates downloaded over HTTP, allowing an attacker to easily convince a user to execute arbitrary code

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403768	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/commit/c3c39f7f8a11f612c4ebf7affce25ec6928eb1cb	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1009	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403768	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/commit/c3c39f7f8a11f612c4ebf7affce25ec6928eb1cb	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1009	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rufus_project:rufus:*:b1186:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-10-18 13:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-13083

Mitre link : CVE-2017-13083

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-13083

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Products Affected

rufus_project

rufus

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

CWE-345

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

CWE-347

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

CWE-494

Download of Code Without Integrity Check

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