CVE-2016-5247

Summary

CVECVE-2016-5247
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-09-22 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2016-09-23 15:34:00 UTC
DescriptionThe BIOS for Lenovo ThinkCentre E93, M6500t/s, M6600, M6600q, M6600t/s, M73p, M800, M83, M8500t/s, M8600t/s, M900, M93, and M93P devices; ThinkServer RQ940, RS140, TS140, TS240, TS440, and TS540 devices; and ThinkStation E32, P300, and P310 devices might allow local users or physically proximate attackers to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism by leveraging an AMI test key.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-254

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Lenovo Bios - All All All
Operating System Lenovo Bios - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre E93 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre E93 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M6500t/s - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M6500t/s - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M6500t/s - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M6600 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M6600 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M6600q - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M6600q - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M6600t/s - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M6600t/s - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M6600t/s - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M73p - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M73p - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M800 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M800 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M83 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M83 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M8500t/s - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M8500t/s - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M8500t/s - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M8600t/s - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M8600t/s - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M8600t/s - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M900 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M900 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M93 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M93 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M93p - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkcentre M93p - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Rq940 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Rq940 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Rs140 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Rs140 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Ts140 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Ts140 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Ts240 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Ts240 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Ts440 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Ts440 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Ts540 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkserver Ts540 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkstation E32 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkstation E32 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkstation P300 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkstation P300 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkstation P310 - All All All
Hardware Lenovo Thinkstation P310 - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Certain BIOS versions may include an AMI Test Key that could compromise Secure Boot protections - Lenovo Support CONFIRM support.lenovo.com Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Lenovo Secure Boot CVE-2016-5247 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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