HIGH
Heap-based buffer overflow in the tvtumin.sys kernel driver in Lenovo Rescue and Recovery 4.20, including 4.20.0511 and 4.20.0512, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long file name
Published Oct 15, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.53%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the tvtumin.sys kernel driver in Lenovo Rescue and Recovery 4.20, including 4.20.0511 and 4.20.0512, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long file name.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.20
- 4.20.0511
- 4.20.0512
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.53% 0.00526
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00526
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00526) | 42.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00526) | 40.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 24.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32252 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4421 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-4Q2QAK.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-70699.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-02-lenovornr.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497277/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31737 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021041 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2806 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45839 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32252 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4421 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-4Q2QAK.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-70699.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-02-lenovornr.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497277/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31737 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021041 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2806 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45839 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 15, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 15, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4589
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a