CVE-2008-3249

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3249
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-07-21 17:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-255 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Lenovo Thinkvantage System Update 3.13 All All All
Application Lenovo Thinkvantage System Update All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Lenovo ThinkVantage System Update Certificate Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Spoof the Update Server - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
ThinkVantage System Update Missing SSL Certificate Chain Verification - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.security-objectives.com
Lenovo System Update SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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