CVE-2018-16089 (GCVE-0-2018-16089)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-11-27 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:17
VLAI
Title
System Management Module Vulnerabilities
Summary
In System Management Module (SMM) versions prior to 1.06, a field in the header of SMM firmware update images is insufficiently sanitized, allowing post-authentication command injection on the SMM as the root user.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Privilege escalation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Lenovo ThinkSystem SMM Affected: unspecified , < 1.06 (custom)
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Date Public
2018-11-27 00:00
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