What is CVE-2017-2751?

CVE-2017-2751 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Compaq 14-H000, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2018-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-2751?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-2751 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in HP Compaq 14-H000

CVE-2017-2751

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.

EPSS: 0.011 (61.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

BaderSZ/CVE-2017-2751

References

hp-security-alert@hp.com (Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2751?: CVE-2017-2751 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Compaq 14-H000, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2018-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-2751?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-2751 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.