| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in HP BIOS. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in toctou. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-27539. There is no exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HP BIOS (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a toctou vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-367. The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Potential Time-of-Check to Time-of Use (TOCTOU) vulnerabilities have been identified in the HP BIOS for certain HP PC products which may allow arbitrary code execution, denial of service, and information disclosure.
The weakness was shared 06/12/2023. The advisory is shared at support.hp.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-27539 since 03/21/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/04/2025).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.hp.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔍VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: ToctouCWE: CWE-367 / CWE-362
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Timeline
03/21/2022 🔍06/12/2023 🔍
06/12/2023 🔍
01/04/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: hp.comAdvisory: support.hp.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-27539 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-27539
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231249
Entry
Created: 06/12/2023 22:17Updated: 01/04/2025 00:01
Changes: 06/12/2023 22:17 (36), 07/08/2023 10:12 (11), 01/04/2025 00:01 (26)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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