VDB-102927 · CVE-2017-3747 · BID 99286

Lenovo Nerve Center on Windows Registry Key access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Lenovo Nerve Center on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Registry Key Handler. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-3747. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Lenovo Nerve Center on Windows (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component Registry Key Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Lenovo Nerve Center for Windows 10 on Desktop systems (Lenovo Nerve Center for notebook systems is not affected) that could allow an attacker with local privileges on a system to alter registry keys.

The bug was discovered 06/22/2017. The weakness was disclosed 06/29/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.lenovo.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-3747 since 12/16/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 99286†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Not Affected

  • Lenovo Nerve Center for Notebook Systems

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

12/16/2016 🔍
06/22/2017 +188 days 🔍
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06/29/2017 +7 days 🔍
06/29/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/30/2017 +1 days 🔍
06/20/2020 +1086 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: lenovo.com

Advisory: support.lenovo.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-3747 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3747
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102927
SecurityFocus: 99286 - Lenovo Nerve Center CVE-2017-3747 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2017 09:07
Updated: 06/20/2020 18:53
Changes: 06/30/2017 09:07 (60), 06/20/2020 18:53 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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