Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 21, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

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

Lenovo/Thinkvantage System Update2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.13.0005
- cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:thinkvantage_system_update:3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

secunia.com/advisories/30379nvdPatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txtnvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638nvd

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