Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.013
EPSS Ranking 78.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.1
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30379
- 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/30379
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2008-3249
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cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update:*
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cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update:3.13