VDB-131830 · CVE-2019-6149 · BID 107438

Lenovo Dynamic Power Reduction Utility up to 2.2.1.x Unquoted Search Path unquoted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lenovo Dynamic Power Reduction Utility up to 2.2.1.x. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Unquoted Search Path. Executing a manipulation can lead to unquoted search path. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-6149. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lenovo Dynamic Power Reduction Utility up to 2.2.1.x. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Unquoted Search Path. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An unquoted search path vulnerability was identified in Lenovo Dynamic Power Reduction Utility prior to version 2.2.2.0 that could allow a malicious user with local access to execute code with administrative privileges.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2019. The weakness was published 03/18/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at support.lenovo.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-6149 since 01/11/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574.009 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.2.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 6.7
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unquoted search path
CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Dynamic Power Reduction Utility 2.2.2.0

Timelineinfo

01/11/2019 🔍
03/14/2019 +62 days 🔍
03/18/2019 +4 days 🔍
03/18/2019 +0 days 🔍
08/01/2023 +1597 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: lenovo.com

Advisory: support.lenovo.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-6149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-6149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-131830
SecurityFocus: 107438

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2019 07:59
Updated: 08/01/2023 20:21
Changes: 03/18/2019 07:59 (57), 05/17/2020 09:52 (2), 08/01/2023 20:13 (4), 08/01/2023 20:21 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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