National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4589
Original release date:10/15/2008
Last revised:01/29/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Heap-based buffer overflow in the tvtumin.sys kernel driver in Lenovo Rescue and Recovery 4.20, including 4.20.0511 and 4.20.0512, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long file name.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: BID
Name: 31737
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-70699.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-4Q2QAK.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: lenovo-rescue-recovery-tvtumin-bo(45839)
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1021041
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20081010 iSEC Partners Security Advisory - 2008-002-lenovornr - Lenovo Rescue and Recovery 4.20
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.isecpartners.com/advisories/2008-02-lenovornr.txt
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2806
Type: Advisory
External Source: SREASON
Name: 4421
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32252
Type: Advisory