CVE-2015-5684

Description

MITRE is populating this ID because it was assigned prior to Lenovo becoming a CNA. A buffer overflow vulnerability was reported, (fixed and publicly disclosed in 2015) in the Lenovo Service Engine (LSE), affecting various versions of BIOS for Lenovo Notebooks, that could allow a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.06% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory lenovo.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/lse_bios_notebook vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5684?
CVE-2015-5684 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5684?
To fix CVE-2015-5684, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5684 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5684 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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