HP BIOS toctou

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HP BIOS. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in toctou. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-31637. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP BIOS (affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

Potential time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerabilities have been identified in the BIOS for certain HP PC products, which might allow arbitrary code execution, escalation of privilege, denial of service, and information disclosure.

The weakness was disclosed 06/13/2023. The advisory is shared at support.hp.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-31637 since 05/25/2022. 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 01/03/2025).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Toctou
CWE: CWE-367 / CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/25/2022 🔍
06/13/2023 +384 days 🔍
06/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/03/2025 +570 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: support.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-31637 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-31637
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231477

Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2023 21:25
Updated: 01/03/2025 21:49
Changes: 06/13/2023 21:25 (36), 01/03/2025 21:49 (35)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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