What is CVE-2019-16284?

CVE-2019-16284 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP 260 G1 Dm. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2019-16284?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in HP 260 G1 Dm

CVE-2019-16284

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in multiple HP products and versions which involves possible execution of arbitrary code during boot services that can result in elevation of privilege. The EFI_BOOT_SERVICES structure might be overwritten by an attacker to execute arbitrary SMM (System Management Mode) code. A list of affected products and versions are available in https://support.hp.com/rs-en/document/c06456250.

EPSS: 0.020 (79.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

References

hp-security-alert@hp.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16284?: CVE-2019-16284 is a high-severity vulnerability in HP 260 G1 Dm. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-16284?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.