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CVE-2019-6163


A denial of service vulnerability was reported in Lenovo System Update before version 5.07.0084 that could allow service log files to be written to non-standard locations.


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 24 products from lenovo, from lenovo, from lenovo and 21 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, 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

2019-06-26T14:15:10.107

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:46:03.560

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-404

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application lenovo system_update < 5.07.0084 Yes
Hardware lenovo b_series - No
Hardware lenovo c100 - No
Hardware lenovo c200 - No
Hardware lenovo e_series - No
Hardware lenovo j100 - No
Hardware lenovo j105 - No
Hardware lenovo j110 - No
Hardware lenovo j115 - No
Hardware lenovo j200 - No
Hardware lenovo j200p - No
Hardware lenovo j205 - No
Hardware lenovo k_series - No
Hardware lenovo n100 - No
Hardware lenovo n200 - No
Hardware lenovo s200 - No
Hardware lenovo s200p - No
Hardware lenovo s205 - No
Hardware lenovo thinkcentre - No
Hardware lenovo thinkpad - No
Hardware lenovo thinkstation - No
Hardware lenovo v_series - No
Hardware lenovo v100 - No
Hardware lenovo v200 - No

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.