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Stack-based Buffer OverflowWeakness · CWE-121

CVE-2024-4550

MEDIUM · 6.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-09-13
Mitigation only
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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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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 · unedited
A potential buffer overflow vulnerability was reported in some Lenovo ThinkSystem and ThinkStation products that could 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 confidence

A buffer overflow vulnerability in Lenovo ThinkSystem and ThinkStation products allows a local attacker with elevated privileges to execute arbitrary code via the overflow. This is a local privilege escalation issue requiring the attacker to already have elevated access to the target system.

MitigationApply the appropriate Lenovo firmware/security update for affected ThinkSystem and ThinkStation models once released. Prioritize systems with direct network exposure or multi-user access contexts.

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CVSS 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.

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  1. Identify the Lenovo product model
    Run 'dmidecode -s system-product-name' or check system BIOS/UEFI information to confirm the device is a ThinkSystem or ThinkStation model
    Affected if The system is a Lenovo ThinkSystem or ThinkStation device
  2. Determine the current firmware version
    Run 'dmidecode -s bios-version' or access BIOS/UEFI setup to retrieve the installed firmware version
    Affected if Firmware version is earlier than the patched version released by Lenovo for this CVE
  3. Check if elevated local access is possible
    Review local user accounts and permissions using 'whoami' and check for untrusted local users with potential access to the system
    Affected if Multiple local users exist or non-administrator accounts can interact with vulnerable firmware update mechanisms

The environment is affected if the system is a Lenovo ThinkSystem or ThinkStation running firmware version earlier than the patched release for CVE-2024-4550.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the appropriate Lenovo firmware/security update for affected ThinkSystem and ThinkStation models once released. Prioritize systems with direct network exposure or multi-user access contexts.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing8.0 h
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