VDB-87729 · CVE-2016-3944 · Qualys 370006

Lenovo Accelerator Application UserAgent input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lenovo Accelerator Application. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component UserAgent. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-3944. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lenovo Accelerator Application (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component UserAgent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

UpdateAgent in Lenovo Accelerator Application allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing an update response from susapi.lenovomm.com.

The weakness was shared 06/03/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.lenovo.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3944 since 03/31/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370006 (Lenovo Accelerator Application Insecure Update Mechanism Vulnerability).

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

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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03/31/2016 🔍
06/03/2016 +64 days 🔍
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06/04/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/06/2024 +3046 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: lenovo.com

Advisory: support.lenovo.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-3944 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3944
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87729

Entryinfo

Created: 06/04/2016 12:27
Updated: 10/06/2024 11:32
Changes: 06/04/2016 12:27 (54), 01/01/2019 12:44 (1), 10/06/2024 11:32 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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