VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-3249
The client in Lenovo System Update before 3.14 does not properly validate the certificate when establishing an SSL connection, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary packages via an SSL certificate whose X.509 headers match a public…
MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 1.30%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The client in Lenovo System Update before 3.14 does not properly validate the certificate when establishing an SSL connection, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary packages via an SSL certificate whose X.509 headers match a public certificate used by IBM.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.30% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- lenovo/thinkvantage system update
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30379Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020112
- http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30379Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020112
- http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.