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Bios CVE-2016-8224

MEDIUM
Cryptographic Issues (CWE-310)
2016-11-29 psirt@lenovo.com
Intel Privilege Escalation Denial Of Service Lenovo Bios Notebook 110 14Ibr Bios Notebook 110 15Ibr Bios Notebook B70 80 Bios Notebook E31 80 Bios Notebook E40 80 Bios Notebook E41 80 Bios Notebook E51 80 Bios Notebook G40 80 Bios Notebook G50 80 Bios Notebook G50 80 Touch Bios Notebook Ideapad 300 14Ibr Bios Notebook Ideapad 300 14Isk Bios Notebook Ideapad 300 15Ibr Bios Notebook Ideapad 300 15Isk Bios Notebook Ideapad 300 17Isk Bios Notebook Ideapad 510S 12Isk Bios Notebook K21 80 Bios Notebook K41 80 Bios Notebook Miix 710 12Ikb Bios Notebook Xiaoxin Air 12 Bios Notebook Yoga 510 14Isk Bios Notebook Yoga 510 15Isk Bios Notebook Yoga 710 11Ikb Bios Notebook Yoga 710 11Isk Bios Notebook Yoga 900 13Isk Bios Notebook Yoga 900S 12Isk Bios Thinkserver Ts150 Bios Thinkserver Ts450 Bios
4.4
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
4.4 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Nov 29, 2016 - 20:59 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.4

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability has been identified in some Lenovo Notebook and ThinkServer systems where an attacker with administrative privileges on a system could install a program that circumvents Intel Management Engine (ME) protections. This could result in a denial of service or privilege escalation attack on the system.

AnalysisAI

A vulnerability has been identified in some Lenovo Notebook and ThinkServer systems where an attacker with administrative privileges on a system could install a program that circumvents Intel. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-310. A vulnerability has been identified in some Lenovo Notebook and ThinkServer systems where an attacker with administrative privileges on a system could install a program that circumvents Intel Management Engine (ME) protections. This could result in a denial of service or privilege escalation attack on the system. Affected products include: Lenovo Bios, Lenovo Notebook 110 14Ibr Bios, Lenovo Notebook 110 15Ibr Bios, Lenovo Notebook B70 80 Bios, Lenovo Notebook E31 80 Bios.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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