PT-2024-3000 · Microsoft · Windows 8+2

Published 2024-04-09 · Updated 2024-04-15 · CVE-2024-23594

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Lenovo preloaded Windows versions 7 through 8

Description A buffer overflow vulnerability was reported in a system recovery bootloader that could allow a privileged attacker with local access to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is related to a buffer overflow in the stack, which can be exploited to bypass existing security restrictions and execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Lenovo preloaded Windows versions 7 through 8, consider disabling the system recovery bootloader as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict local access to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Stack Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-121

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-03180

CVE-2024-23594

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 7

Windows 8

References · 10

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-23594 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-23594 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23594 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-03180 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2024041075 · Note
• https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-132277 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1779937540599951801 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1779997595550572587 · Twitter Post
• https://vuldb.com/?id.260811 · Note
• https://support.lenovo.com/ru/ru/product_security/LEN-132277 · Note