VDB-99549 · CVE-2016-8237 · BID 97560

Lenovo Updates access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Lenovo Updates. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-8237. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Lenovo Updates (affected version not known). This affects some unknown functionality. 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:

Remote code execution in Lenovo Updates (not Lenovo System Update) allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 04/06/2017. The weakness was shared 04/10/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.lenovo.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-8237 since 09/16/2016. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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.

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 97560†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Not Affected

  • Lenovo System Update

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/16/2016 🔍
04/06/2017 +202 days 🔍
04/10/2017 +4 days 🔍
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04/11/2017 +1 days 🔍
04/11/2017 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: lenovo.com

Advisory: support.lenovo.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-8237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99549
SecurityFocus: 97560 - Lenovo CVE-2016-8237 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8237 - Lenovo Updates - Code Execution Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2017 09:43
Changes: 04/11/2017 09:43 (62)
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Cache ID: 216:8F6:103

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