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CVE-2008-0211

4.9 · MEDIUM

Unspecified vulnerability in the BIOS F.04 through F.11 for the HP Compaq Business Notebook PC allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Published Mar 31, 2008compaqEPSS 0.32%

Overview

CVE-2008-0211 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting compaq 2210_series_bios. It was published on March 31, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability in the BIOS F.04 through F.11 for the HP Compaq Business Notebook PC allows local users to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from compaq. Update 2210_series_bios to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
compaq2210_series_bios0Affected
compaq2510_series_bios0Affected
compaq2710_series_bios0Affected
compaq6510_series_bios0Affected
compaq6515_series_bios0Affected
compaq6520_series_bios0Affected
compaq6710_series_bios0Affected
compaq6715_series_bios0Affected
compaq6720_series_bios0Affected
compaq6820_series_bios0Affected
compaq6910_series_bios0Affected
compaq8510_series_bios0Affected
compaq8710_series_bios0Affected

References

Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120672155821700&w=2Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1019729Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/28494Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1042/referencesRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41520Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120672155821700&w=2Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1019729Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/28494Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1042/referencesRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41520

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-0211?

CVE-2008-0211 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting compaq 2210_series_bios. It was published on March 31, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-0211?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-0211?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from compaq. Update 2210_series_bios to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-0211?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-0211 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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