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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 21, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-3249

CVE-2008-3249

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 products

3
  • Lenovo/System Update3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.13.0005
    • cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <3.14

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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