CVE-2017-13083

low-risk

Published 2017-10-18

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

Do I need to act?

0.11% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.3/10 Medium

NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Rufus

Affected Vendors

Akeo

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403768

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516

Third Party Advisory 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 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/commit/c3c39f7f8a11f612c4ebf7affce25ec6928eb1cb

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1009

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low-risk

Severity 17/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal