CVE-2016-3944 Code injection in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can execute arbitrary code by spoofing update responses in the Lenovo Accelerator Application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-3944?
CVE-2016-3944 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jun 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
UpdateAgent in Lenovo Accelerator Application allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing an update response from susapi.lenovomm.com.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3944?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lenovo Accelerator Application.
How do I fix CVE-2016-3944?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3944 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2016-3944 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3944 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9px8-x88q-7f39.