CVE-2016-5247 Security feature bypass in n/a
Local or physically proximate attackers can bypass Secure Boot protection in Lenovo BIOS by leveraging an AMI test key.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-5247?
CVE-2016-5247 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Sep 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The BIOS for Lenovo ThinkCentre E93, M6500t/s, M6600, M6600q, M6600t/s, M73p, M800, M83, M8500t/s, M8600t/s, M900, M93, and M93P devices; ThinkServer RQ940, RS140, TS140, TS240, TS440, and TS540 devices; and ThinkStation E32, P300, and P310 devices might allow local users or physically proximate attackers to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism by leveraging an AMI test key.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5247?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lenovo Bios.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5247?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5247 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5247 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5247 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2021-3452 Code injection in ThinkPad BIOS
- CVE-2017-3754 Security feature bypass in Lenovo Notebook BIOS
- CVE-2016-8224 Privilege escalation in Lenovo Notebook models 110-14IBR/110-15IBR, B70-80, E31-80, E40-80, E41-80, E51-80, G40-80, G50-80, G50-80 Touch, Ideapad 300-14IBR/300-15IBR, Ideapad 300-14ISK/300-15ISK/300-17ISK, Ideapad 510S-12ISK, K21-80, K41-80, MIIX 710-12IKB , XiaoXin Air 12, YOGA 510-14ISK/510-15ISK, YOGA 710-11IKB, Yoga 710-11ISK, Yoga 900-13ISK, YOGA 900S-12ISK; ThinkServer models ThinkServer TS150, ThinkServer TS450
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m3q5-wvc8-gpj3.