CVE-2008-3249
Severity Score
5.1
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Cliente de actualizaciones del sistema de Lenovo anerior a la v 3.14, no valida adecuadamente los certificados cuando establece una conexión SSL, lo que permite a atacantes remotos instalar paquetes de su elección a través de un certificado SSL cuya cabecera X.509 coincide con un certificado público usado por IBM.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2008-07-21 CVE Reserved
- 2008-07-21 CVE Published
- 2024-07-27 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-255: Credentials Management Errors
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020112 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt | X_refsource_misc | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579 | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30379 | 2017-08-08 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Lenovo Search vendor "Lenovo" | Thinkvantage System Update Search vendor "Lenovo" for product "Thinkvantage System Update" | <= 3.13.0005 Search vendor "Lenovo" for product "Thinkvantage System Update" and version " <= 3.13.0005" | - |
Affected
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| Lenovo Search vendor "Lenovo" | Thinkvantage System Update Search vendor "Lenovo" for product "Thinkvantage System Update" | 3.13 Search vendor "Lenovo" for product "Thinkvantage System Update" and version "3.13" | - |
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