CVE-2016-8224

Published Nov 29, 2016

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

Description
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.
Source
psirt@lenovo.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
4.4
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
0.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
4.6
Impact score
6.9
Exploitability score
3.1
Vector string
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-310

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations