VDB-96029 · CVE-2016-8226 · BID 95844

Lenovo System X M5/System X M6/System X6 BIOS data processing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Lenovo System X M5, System X M6 and System X6 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component BIOS. The manipulation leads to data processing. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-8226. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Lenovo System X M5, System X M6 and System X6 (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component BIOS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-19. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The BIOS in Lenovo System X M5, M6, and X6 systems allows administrators to cause a denial of service via updating a UEFI data structure.

The bug was discovered 12/15/2016. The weakness was shared 01/26/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.lenovo.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8226 since 09/16/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 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 95844†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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NVD Base Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Data processing
CWE: CWE-19
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/16/2016 🔍
12/15/2016 +90 days 🔍
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01/26/2017 +42 days 🔍
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08/02/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: lenovo.com

Advisory: support.lenovo.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96029
SecurityFocus: 95844 - Multiple Lenovo Products CVE-2016-8226 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8226 - Lenovo - Multiple Products - Denial of Service Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 01/26/2017 22:01
Updated: 08/02/2020 21:03
Changes: 01/26/2017 22:01 (56), 08/02/2020 21:03 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:881:103

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