CVE-2017-13083
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: October 18, 2017 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:04 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsRufusRufus
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
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
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.17.1187
Affected range stops below 2.17.1187, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (4)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403768VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/commit/c3c39f7f8a11f612c4ebf7affce25ec6928eb1cbx_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1009CVSS
5.3MEDIUMcertcc
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-295CWE-345CWE-347CWE-494
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