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CVE-2008-0211

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-0211 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 13 products from compaq, from compaq, from compaq and 10 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-03-31T23:44:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Hardware	compaq	2210_series_bios	≤ f.04	Yes
Hardware	compaq	2510_series_bios	≤ f.08	Yes
Hardware	compaq	2710_series_bios	≤ f.0d	Yes
Hardware	compaq	6510_series_bios	≤ f.0f	Yes
Hardware	compaq	6515_series_bios	≤ f.0a	Yes
Hardware	compaq	6520_series_bios	≤ f.08	Yes
Hardware	compaq	6710_series_bios	≤ f.0f	Yes
Hardware	compaq	6715_series_bios	≤ f.0a	Yes
Hardware	compaq	6720_series_bios	≤ f.08	Yes
Hardware	compaq	6820_series_bios	≤ f.08	Yes
Hardware	compaq	6910_series_bios	≤ f.11	Yes
Hardware	compaq	8510_series_bios	≤ f.0e	Yes
Hardware	compaq	8710_series_bios	≤ f.08	Yes

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120672155821700&w=2 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019729 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28494 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1042/references ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41520 ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120672155821700&w=2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019729 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28494 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1042/references (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41520 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For compaq's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.