CVE-2008-3249 | BDVDB-2026-31653 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://secunia.com/advisories/30379
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020112

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12008-07-21Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.