HP Hpqflash For Hp Notebook System Bios up to F.2e improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HP Hpqflash For Hp Notebook System Bios up to F.2e. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0706. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP Hpqflash For Hp Notebook System Bios up to F.2e. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the BIOS F.26 and earlier for the HP Compaq Notebook PC allows physically proximate attackers to obtain privileged access via unspecified vectors, possibly involving an authentication bypass of the power-on password.

The weakness was published 03/31/2008 as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.info. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0706 since 02/11/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41521), SecurityFocus (BID 28495†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019730†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

02/11/2008 🔍
03/28/2008 +46 days 🔍
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03/31/2008 +3 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2541 days 🔍
03/02/2018 +1082 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0706 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0706
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41775
X-Force: 41521 - Multiple HP Compaq laptops PC BIOS power-on password security bypass
SecurityFocus: 28495 - HP Compaq Notebook PC BIOS Local Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1019730
Vupen: ADV-2008-1043

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 03/02/2018 10:13
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (53), 03/02/2018 10:13 (6)
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