CVE-2017-3746 ThinkPad USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (part number 4X90E51405) driver, various versions, was found to contain a privilege escalation vulnerabili
High 7.8
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Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3746 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-3746 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Group Ltd. ThinkPad USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter Driver, published on 28 Aug 2017.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3746 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Lenovo Group Ltd. ThinkPad USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter Driver. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3746/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3746/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-3746?
CVE-2017-3746 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Group Ltd. ThinkPad USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter Driver, published on 28 Aug 2017.
Official description
ThinkPad USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (part number 4X90E51405) driver, various versions, was found to contain a privilege escalation vulnerability that could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code with administrative or system level privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3746?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lenovo Thinkpad Usb 3.0 Ethernet Adapter Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3746?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3746 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-3746 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3746 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p56p-jc9g-x4m7.