8.1
HIGH
CVE-2017-13083
Rufus Update Integrity Validation Vulnerability
Description

Akeo Consulting Rufus prior to version 2.17.1187 does not adequately validate the integrity of updates downloaded over HTTP, allowing an attacker to easily convince a user to execute arbitrary code

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 18, 2017, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-13083 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Akeo rufus
1 Rufus_project rufus
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-13083.

URL Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403768 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/commit/c3c39f7f8a11f612c4ebf7affce25ec6928eb1cb Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1009 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403768 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/commit/c3c39f7f8a11f612c4ebf7affce25ec6928eb1cb Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1009 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-13083 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-13083 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403768
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516
    Added Reference https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/commit/c3c39f7f8a11f612c4ebf7affce25ec6928eb1cb
    Added Reference https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1009
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 CERT/CC AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CERT/CC CWE-347
    Added CWE CERT/CC CWE-345
    Added CWE CERT/CC CWE-295
    Added CWE CERT/CC CWE-494
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-254 CWE-494
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1009 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1009 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/commit/c3c39f7f8a11f612c4ebf7affce25ec6928eb1cb No Types Assigned https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/commit/c3c39f7f8a11f612c4ebf7affce25ec6928eb1cb Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403768 No Types Assigned http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403768 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE CWE-254
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rufus_project:rufus:2.17:b1186:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-13083 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-13083 weaknesses.

CAPEC-459: Creating a Rogue Certification Authority Certificate Creating a Rogue Certification Authority Certificate CAPEC-475: Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation CAPEC-111: JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking) JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking) CAPEC-141: Cache Poisoning Cache Poisoning CAPEC-142: DNS Cache Poisoning DNS Cache Poisoning CAPEC-148: Content Spoofing Content Spoofing CAPEC-218: Spoofing of UDDI/ebXML Messages Spoofing of UDDI/ebXML Messages CAPEC-384: Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle CAPEC-385: Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation CAPEC-386: Application API Navigation Remapping Application API Navigation Remapping CAPEC-387: Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content CAPEC-388: Application API Button Hijacking Application API Button Hijacking CAPEC-665: Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws CAPEC-701: Browser in the Middle (BiTM) Browser in the Middle (BiTM) CAPEC-463: Padding Oracle Crypto Attack Padding Oracle Crypto Attack CAPEC-475: Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation CAPEC-184: Software Integrity Attack Software Integrity Attack CAPEC-185: Malicious Software Download Malicious Software Download CAPEC-186: Malicious Software Update Malicious Software Update CAPEC-187: Malicious Automated Software Update via Redirection Malicious Automated Software Update via Redirection CAPEC-533: Malicious Manual Software Update Malicious Manual Software Update CAPEC-538: Open-Source Library Manipulation Open-Source Library Manipulation CAPEC-657: Malicious Automated Software Update via Spoofing Malicious Automated Software Update via Spoofing CAPEC-662: Adversary in the Browser (AiTB) Adversary in the Browser (AiTB) CAPEC-691: Spoof Open-Source Software Metadata Spoof Open-Source Software Metadata CAPEC-692: Spoof Version Control System Commit Metadata Spoof Version Control System Commit Metadata CAPEC-693: StarJacking StarJacking CAPEC-695: Repo Jacking Repo Jacking
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.11 }} -0.01%

score

0.31403

percentile

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