Lenovo Thinkvantage System Update up to 3.12 SSL Certificate credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lenovo Thinkvantage System Update up to 3.12. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component SSL Certificate. This manipulation causes credentials management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-3249. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Lenovo Thinkvantage System Update up to 3.12 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component SSL Certificate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2008. The weakness was released 07/21/2008 with Security Objectives (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3249 since 07/21/2008. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 126 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32443 (ThinkVantage System Update < 3.14 SSL Certificate Issuer Spoofing), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 3.13 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42638), Tenable (32443), SecurityFocus (BID 29366†), OSVDB (48792†) and Secunia (SA30379†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 32443
Nessus Name: ThinkVantage System Update < 3.14 SSL Certificate Issuer Spoofing
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thinkvantage System Update 3.13

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01/23/2008 🔍
05/25/2008 +122 days 🔍
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05/27/2008 +2 days 🔍
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06/03/2008 +6 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2430 days 🔍
08/11/2019 +1608 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: lenovo.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Organization: Security Objectives
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3249 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3249
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43321
X-Force: 42638
SecurityFocus: 29366 - Lenovo System Update SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 30379
OSVDB: 48792 - IBM Lenovo System Update Client SSL Certificate Validation Spoofing Remote Package Installation
SecurityTracker: 1020112
Vulnerability Center: 18518 - IBM ThinkVantage System Update Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Execute Arbitrary Code, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/11/2019 09:08
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (66), 08/11/2019 09:08 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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