7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-5247
Lenovo BIOS Secure Boot Bypass Vulnerability
Description

The BIOS for Lenovo ThinkCentre E93, M6500t/s, M6600, M6600q, M6600t/s, M73p, M800, M83, M8500t/s, M8600t/s, M900, M93, and M93P devices; ThinkServer RQ940, RS140, TS140, TS240, TS440, and TS540 devices; and ThinkStation E32, P300, and P310 devices might allow local users or physically proximate attackers to bypass the Secure Boot protection mechanism by leveraging an AMI test key.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 22, 2016, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:53 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5247 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Lenovo bios
2 Lenovo thinkcentre_e93
3 Lenovo thinkcentre_m6500t\/s
4 Lenovo thinkcentre_m6600
5 Lenovo thinkcentre_m6600q
6 Lenovo thinkcentre_m6600t\/s
7 Lenovo thinkcentre_m73p
8 Lenovo thinkcentre_m800
9 Lenovo thinkcentre_m83
10 Lenovo thinkcentre_m8500t\/s
11 Lenovo thinkcentre_m8600t\/s
12 Lenovo thinkcentre_m900
13 Lenovo thinkcentre_m93
14 Lenovo thinkcentre_m93p
15 Lenovo thinkserver_rq940
16 Lenovo thinkserver_rs140
17 Lenovo thinkserver_ts140
18 Lenovo thinkserver_ts240
19 Lenovo thinkserver_ts440
20 Lenovo thinkserver_ts540
21 Lenovo thinkstation_e32
22 Lenovo thinkstation_p300
23 Lenovo thinkstation_p310
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-5247.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92661 Third Party Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/PS500067 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92661 Third Party Advisory
https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/PS500067 Mitigation Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5247 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92661
    Added Reference https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/PS500067
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 23, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:lenovo:bios:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkcentre_m93p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkcentre_m93:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkcentre_m900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkcentre_m83:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkcentre_m800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkcentre_m73p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkcentre_m6600q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkcentre_m6600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkcentre_m8500t\/s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkcentre_m8600t\/s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkcentre_m6600t\/s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkcentre_m6500t\/s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkcentre_e93:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkstation_p310:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkstation_p300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkstation_e32:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkserver_ts240:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkserver_rq940:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkserver_rs140:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkserver_ts140:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkserver_ts440:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:lenovo:thinkserver_ts540:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92661 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92661 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/PS500067 No Types Assigned https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/PS500067 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-254
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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