5.1med
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…
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 70%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
References
- secunia.com /advisories/30379 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- security-objectives.com /advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/29366 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/492579 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/42638 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id?1020112 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-3249
- NVD: CVE-2008-3249
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