CVE-2017-3740 Other in Active Protection System
Local attackers can send commands to the embedded controller, causing denial of service or altering hardware functionality in Lenovo Active Protection System.
- 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-2017-3740?
CVE-2017-3740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Group Ltd. Active Protection System, published on 3 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Lenovo Active Protection System before 1.82.0.14, an attacker with local privileges could send commands to the system's embedded controller, which could cause a denial of service attack on the system or the ability to alter hardware functionality.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3740?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lenovo Active Protection System.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3740?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3740 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-3740 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3740 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jj4c-v9g6-vg2x.