CVE-2019-18216

** DISPUTED ** The BIOS configuration design on ASUS ROG Zephyrus M GM501GS laptops with BIOS 313 relies on the main battery instead of using a CMOS battery, which reduces the value of a protection mechanism in which booting from a USB device is prohibited. Attackers who have physical laptop access can exhaust the main battery to reset the BIOS configuration, and then achieve direct access to the hard drive by booting a live USB OS without disassembling the laptop. NOTE: the vendor has apparently indicated that this is "normal" and use of the same battery for the BIOS and the overall system is a "new design." However, the vendor apparently plans to "improve" this an unspecified later time.

CVSS v3.0 6.8 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

6.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://blog.modpr0.be/2019/10/18/asus-rog-bios-reset-on-lost-battery-power/	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:asus:rog_zephyrus_m_gm501gs_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:asus:rog_zephyrus_m_gm501gs:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-10-20 09:15

Updated : 2021-07-21 04:39

NVD link : CVE-2019-18216

Mitre link : CVE-2019-18216

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Products Affected

asus

rog_zephyrus_m_gm501gs
rog_zephyrus_m_gm501gs_firmware

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