Thinkpad X13 Gen 2 Firmware
CVE-2023-4029
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.7 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A buffer overflow has been identified in the BoardUpdateAcpiDxe driver in some Lenovo ThinkPad products which may allow an attacker with local access and elevated privileges to execute arbitrary code. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.
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This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. A buffer overflow has been identified in the BoardUpdateAcpiDxe driver in some Lenovo ThinkPad products which may allow an attacker with local access and elevated privileges to execute arbitrary code. Affected products include: Lenovo K14 Type 21Cu Firmware, Lenovo K14 Type 21Cv Firmware, Lenovo Thinkpad S2 Yoga Gen 8 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkpad E14 Gen 3 Firmware, Lenovo Thinkpad E15 Gen 3 Firmware.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
A buffer overflow has been identified in the BoardUpdateAcpiDxe driver in some Lenovo ThinkPad products which may allow an attacker with local access and elevated privileges to execute arbitrary code.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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