CVE-2009-5151

MediumCVSS 6.7/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The stub component of Absolute Computrace Agent V70.785 executes code from a disk's inter-partition space without requiring a digital signature for that code, which allows attackers to execute code on the BIOS. This allows a privileged local user to achieve persistent control of BIOS behavior, independent of later disk changes.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.7/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-284

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://www.coresecurity.com/system/files/publications/2016/05/Paper-Deactivate-the-Rootkit-AOrtega-ASacco.pdfExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://www.coresecurity.com/system/files/publications/2016/05/Paper-Deactivate-the-Rootkit-AOrtega-ASacco.pdfExploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: May 11, 2018
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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