SB2017061318 - Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Published: June 13, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017061318
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8493)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to an error when enforcing case sensitivity for certain variable checks. A remote attacker can run a specially crafted application to set variables that are either read-only or require authentication and bypass Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) variable security in Windows.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in access to the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.