CVE-2008-3249
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-255
- EPSS score
- 1.3% (70th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3237)
- Published
- July 21, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3237 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- lenovo / thinkvantage system update
- lenovo / thinkvantage system update
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30379(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020112
- http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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