CVE-2008-0706 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the BIOS F.26 and earlier for several HP Compaq Notebook PC models, including the G7000 and Presario series. This flaw allows physically proximate attackers to gain privileged access, potentially by bypassing the power-on password. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered high severity due to the local attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:compaq:presario_a900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:compaq:presario_c700:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:g7000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
f.2aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:hpqflash_for_hp_notebook_system_bios:f.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
f.2bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:hp:hpqflash_for_hp_notebook_system_bios:f.2b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.