SB2018051610 - Privilege escalation in Lenovo System Update 



SB2018051610 - Privilege escalation in Lenovo System Update

Published: May 16, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018051610
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9063)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privivleges on the target system.

The weakness exists in MapDrv (C:\Program Files\Lenovo\System Update\mapdrv.exe) due to buffer overflow. A local attacker entering very large user ID or password can overrun the program's buffer and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.