CVE-2017-16837

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2017-11-13
CWE:
CWE-20
Bugzilla:
1515198: CVE-2017-16837 tboot: Incorrect validation of certain function pointers

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2017-16837 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.5
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 tboot Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 tboot Will not fix

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