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CVE-2017-3197
GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware fails to securely implement BIOS write protection
Critical9.8EPSS 5.6%
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Description
GIGABYTE BRIX UEFI firmware for the GB-BSi7H-6500 (version F6) and GB-BXi7-5775 (version F2) platforms does not securely implement BIOSWE, BLE, SMM_BWP, and PRx features. As a result, the BIOS is not protected from arbitrary write access and may permit modifications to the SPI flash.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.6% · top 7.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected F6
- affected F2
References (5)
- https://github.com/CylanceVulnResearch/disclosures/blob/master/CLVA-2017-01-001.md (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/CylanceVulnResearch/disclosures/blob/master/CLVA-2017-01-002.md (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- VU#507496 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 97294 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://www.cylance.com/en_us/blog/gigabyte-brix-systems-vulnerabilities.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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