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 certificate used by IBM.

CVSS v2.0 5.1 MEDIUM

5.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/30379	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020112
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update:3.13:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update::::::::

Information

Published : 2008-07-21 10:41

Updated : 2017-08-07 18:31

NVD link : CVE-2008-3249

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3249

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-255

Credentials Management Errors

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Products Affected

lenovo

thinkvantage_system_update

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