CVE-2008-3249
The client in Lenovo System Update before 3.14 does not properly validate the certificate when...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3249- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3249- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3237 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3237- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m2pg-h6p9-9j46 No score
The client in Lenovo System Update before 3.14 does not properly validate the certificate when...
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.
- Record
GHSA-m2pg-h6p9-9j46- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3249 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Lenovo Thinkvantage System Update, published July 21, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.30%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/30379
security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt
securityfocus.com/bid/29366
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638
securitytracker.com/id?1020112
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3249
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m2pg-h6p9-9j46