fkie_cve-2008-3249
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-07-21 17:41
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30379Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1020112
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30379Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1020112
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
lenovo thinkvantage_system_update *
lenovo thinkvantage_system_update 3.13


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      "value": "Cliente de actualizaciones del sistema de Lenovo anerior a la v 3.14, no valida adecuadamente los certificados cuando establece una conexi\u00f3n SSL, lo que permite a atacantes remotos instalar paquetes de su elecci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de un certificado SSL cuya cabecera X.509 coincide con un certificado p\u00fablico usado por IBM."
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  "id": "CVE-2008-3249",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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