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CVE-2017-3740


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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from lenovo organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2017-06-04T21:29:00.357

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.00b Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.01b Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.20b Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.21 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.22 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.23 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.30b Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.31 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.32 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.33b Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.34 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.40 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.41 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.50 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.51 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.52 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.53 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.54 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.61 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.62 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.63 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.64 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.70 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.71 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.72 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.73 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.74 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.75 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.76 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.77.0.5 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.77.0.7 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.77.0.8 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.77.0.9 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.77.0.11 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.77.0.20 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.77.0.26 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.78.0.09 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.78.0.10 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.78.0.11 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.79.0.03 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.80.1.00 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.80.3.00 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.80.8.00 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.80.11.00 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.81.0.08 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.82.0.03 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.82.0.06 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.82.0.07 Yes
Application lenovo active_protection_system 1.82.0.10 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For lenovo's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.