CVE-2008-3249

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Lenovo
Status
Thinkvantage System Update
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 July 2008

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/30379
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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