CVE-2015-5368
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe HP lt4112 LTE/HSPA+ Gobi 4G module with firmware before 12.500.00.15.1803 on EliteBook, ElitePad, Elite, ProBook, Spectre, ZBook, and mt41 Thin Client devices allows remote attackers to modify data or cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe HP lt4112 LTE/HSPA+ Gobi 4G module firmware contains a vulnerability allowing remote attackers to modify data, cause denial of service, or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. The affected firmware versions are prior to 12.500.00.15.1803 on multiple HP notebook and thin client product lines.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 12.500.00.15.1802= 12.500.00.15.1802all versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify HP lt4112 Gobi 4G module presenceCheck system hardware inventory or device manager for HP lt4112 LTE/HSPA+ Gobi 4G module, or verify the notebook model is one of the affected product lines (Elite X2 1010 G2, Elitebook 1040 G1/G2, Elitebook 820 G1/G2, Elitebook 825 G2)Affected if System contains an HP lt4112 Gobi 4G module or is one of the listed affected HP notebook models with the embedded module
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Locate firmware version informationAccess the Gobi module firmware information through the HP Support Assistant, HP BIOS/Firmware update utility, or by querying the module via AT commands through a terminal connection to the cellular modemAffected if Unable to retrieve firmware version indicates the module may be present but not accessible for version check
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Compare firmware version to vulnerable rangeCompare the installed firmware version to the affected range: versions prior to 12.500.00.15.1803 are vulnerable; version 12.500.00.15.1802 is explicitly listed as affectedAffected if Firmware version is 12.500.00.15.1802 or any version lower than 12.500.00.15.1803, or the module is present on a product listed as affected with all versions vulnerable
User is affected if their system has an HP lt4112 LTE/HSPA+ Gobi 4G module with firmware version 12.500.00.15.1802 or earlier, or if they use one of the listed HP notebook models with the embedded module at any firmware version prior to 12.500.00.15.1803
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the HP lt4112 Gobi 4G module firmware to version 12.500.00.15.1803 or later through HP's support website or enterprise deployment tools.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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