medium5.1
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…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo | Thinkvantage System Update | through 3.13.0005 Version 3.13 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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