CVE-2023-5075
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA buffer overflow was reported in the FmpSipoCapsuleDriver driver in the IdeaPad Duet 3-10IGL5 that may allow a local attacker with elevated privileges to execute arbitrary code.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the FmpSipoCapsuleDriver driver on the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet 3-10IGL5. The flaw allows a local attacker with elevated privileges to execute arbitrary code by overflowing a buffer in the driver.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< eqcn39wwCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm system modelCheck if the system is a Lenovo Ideapad Duet 3 10IGL5 by running 'systeminfo' (Windows) or checking /etc/hwinfo or dmidecode output (Linux) for the model nameAffected if System model is not Lenovo Ideapad Duet 3 10IGL5
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Check firmware versionAccess the UEFI/BIOS settings (press F2 or Delete at boot) or use 'wmic bios get smbiosbiosversion' (Windows) or 'dmidecode -s bios-version' (Linux) to retrieve the firmware versionAffected if Firmware version is present and less than eqcn39ww (older than eqcn39ww)
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Verify FmpSipoCapsuleDriver presenceCheck if the driver file FmpSipoCapsuleDriver exists on the system. On Windows, search in C:\Windows\System32\drivers or check driver enumeration output. On UEFI systems, inspect the driver if accessible via firmware tools.Affected if The FmpSipoCapsuleDriver driver is present on the system
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Check current privilege levelDetermine if the current user context has elevated privileges (Administrator on Windows, root on Linux) using 'whoami /all' or 'id' commandsAffected if Attacker has elevated privileges and can interact with the driver
System is affected if it is a Lenovo Ideapad Duet 3 10IGL5 with firmware version earlier than eqcn39ww and the FmpSipoCapsuleDriver driver is present and accessible to an attacker with elevated privileges.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedApply the vendor-provided firmware/driver update from Lenovo that addresses the buffer overflow in the FmpSipoCapsuleDriver.
eqcn39ww or later
- Visit support.lenovo.com and navigate to the IdeaPad Duet 3-10IGL5 support page
- Locate the drivers and firmware section
- Download the firmware update version eqcn39ww or later
- Follow the on-screen instructions to apply the firmware update, ensuring the device is connected to power and not interrupted during the process
- Restart the device after the update completes
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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