Description
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | HP 240 G1 Notebook PC and certain other consumer notebooks | F.22 and other firmware versions | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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BaderSZ/CVE-2017-2751 ★ 1 · Jan 19, 2020
Mini-paper on CVE-2017-2751, HP EFI password extraction.
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- HPSBGN03575 vendor-advisory