CVE-2017-16837

Description

Certain function pointers in Trusted Boot (tboot) through 1.9.6 are not validated and can cause arbitrary code execution, which allows local users to overwrite dynamic PCRs of Trusted Platform Module (TPM) by hooking these function pointers.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceforge.net/p/tboot/code/ci/521c58e51eb5be105a29983742850e72c44ed80e/ issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity18/presentation/han

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-16837?
CVE-2017-16837 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-16837?
To fix CVE-2017-16837, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-16837 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-16837 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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