Vulnerability in Akeo Rufus
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
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Akeo Rufus
- Akeo Consulting Rufus — versions prior to 2.17.1187
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403768 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1009 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/pbatard/rufus/commit/c3c39f7f8a11f612c4ebf7affce25ec6928eb1cb (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-13083?
- CVE-2017-13083 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Akeo Rufus, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-10-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-13083?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-13083 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.