CVE-2008-3249

Published Jul 21, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
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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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-3237 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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:28 AM
Reserved
Jul 21, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 21, 2008, 5:41 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:55 PM