CVE-2008-3249

N/A Unknown
Published: July 21, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30379
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020112
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30379
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020112
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-255

Affected Vendors

lenovo

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