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
Published Jul 21, 2008
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.30%
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
No data.
- ≤ 3.13.0005
- 3.13
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.30% (0.01296) | 69.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.30% (0.01296) | 66.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.31% (0.01309) | 78.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 2.71% (0.02708) | 90.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.69% (0.01690) | 88.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 1.56% (0.01563) | 87.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01563) | 85.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30379 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020112 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30379 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1020112 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJADV-2008-01.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492579 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29366 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42638 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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