CVE-2008-3249
N/A
Published: July 21, 2008 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorThinkvantage System Update
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 3.13.00053.13
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30379x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txtMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-255
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