Lenovo System Update up to 5.6.0.27 Security Token SUService.exe access control
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in Lenovo System Update up to 5.6.0.27 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file SUService.exe of the component Security Token Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was shared 04/14/2015 with IOActive as LEN-2015-011 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at ioactive.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-2219 since 03/05/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:
Lenovo System Update uses a service called SUService.exe to run system updates. As part of the authentication and validation process the service only accepts commands if a valid security token is passed along with the command. Vulnerabilities were discovered on how the security tokens were generated allowing an attacker to run commands.
It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83736 (Lenovo System Update < 5.06.0034 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124280 (Lenovo System Update Service Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading to version 5.06.0034 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at support.lenovo.com. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (83736). The entries 75210, 75211, 100493 and 100494 are related to this item.
Affected
- Lenovo ThinkPad
- Lenovo ThinkCentre
- Lenovo ThinkStation
- Lenovo V/B/K/E
Product
Vendor
Name
Version
- 5.6.0.0
- 5.6.0.1
- 5.6.0.2
- 5.6.0.3
- 5.6.0.4
- 5.6.0.5
- 5.6.0.6
- 5.6.0.7
- 5.6.0.8
- 5.6.0.9
- 5.6.0.10
- 5.6.0.11
- 5.6.0.12
- 5.6.0.13
- 5.6.0.14
- 5.6.0.15
- 5.6.0.16
- 5.6.0.17
- 5.6.0.18
- 5.6.0.19
- 5.6.0.20
- 5.6.0.21
- 5.6.0.22
- 5.6.0.23
- 5.6.0.24
- 5.6.0.25
- 5.6.0.26
- 5.6.0.27
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 83736
Nessus Name: Lenovo System Update < 5.06.0034 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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MetaSploit ID: lenovo_systemupdate.rb
MetaSploit Name: Lenovo System Update Privilege Escalation
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: System Update 5.06.0034
Timeline
03/05/2015 🔍04/01/2015 🔍
04/14/2015 🔍
05/06/2015 🔍
05/06/2015 🔍
05/07/2015 🔍
05/07/2015 🔍
05/12/2015 🔍
05/12/2015 🔍
05/21/2015 🔍
05/10/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: lenovo.comAdvisory: LEN-2015-011
Organization: IOActive
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2219 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1032268 - Lenovo System Update Lets Local Users Gain System Privileges and Remote Users Bypass Certificate Validation
Vulnerability Center: 49986 - IBM Lenovo System Update before 5.06.0034 Local Code Execution Related to Security Tokens, High
SecurityFocus: 74634 - Lenovo System Update CVE-2015-2234 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 05/07/2015 10:19Updated: 05/10/2022 10:47
Changes: 05/07/2015 10:19 (78), 06/28/2017 06:22 (4), 05/10/2022 10:42 (3), 05/10/2022 10:47 (1)
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